cynisch

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German zynisch, from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós). [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.nis/
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  • Rhymes: -inis
  • Hyphenation: cy‧nisch

Adjective

cynisch (comparative cynischer, superlative meest cynisch or cynischt)

  1. cynical
  2. (philosophy) Cynic, pertaining to Cynicism

Declension

Declension of cynisch
uninflected cynisch
inflected cynische
comparative cynischer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial cynisch cynischer het cynischt
het cynischte
indefinite m./f. sing. cynische cynischere cynischte
n. sing. cynisch cynischer cynischte
plural cynische cynischere cynischte
definite cynische cynischere cynischte
partitive cynisch cynischers —

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: sinis

References

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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