dergelijk

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dergelike (13th c.). Equivalent to a univerbation of der +‎ gelijk. Compare German dergleichen. The now predominant pronunciation with a reduced final syllable by analogy with the suffix -lijk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛr.ɣə.lək/, /ˈdɛr.ɣəˌlɛi̯k/
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  • Hyphenation: der‧ge‧lijk

Determiner

dergelijk

  1. such, similar
  2. of that kind

Inflection

Declension of dergelijk
uninflected dergelijk
inflected dergelijke
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial dergelijk
indefinite m./f. sing. dergelijke
n. sing. dergelijk
plural dergelijke
definite dergelijke
partitive dergelijks

Synonyms