droefgeestig

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of droef +‎ geest +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdrufˈxeːs.təx/
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  • Hyphenation: droef‧gees‧tig
  • Rhymes: -eːstəx

Adjective

droefgeestig (comparative droefgeestiger, superlative droefgeestigst)

  1. dolorous, sad, sombre
    Synonyms: droevig, somber, treurig

Inflection

Declension of droefgeestig
uninflected droefgeestig
inflected droefgeestige
comparative droefgeestiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial droefgeestig droefgeestiger het droefgeestigst
het droefgeestigste
indefinite m./f. sing. droefgeestige droefgeestigere droefgeestigste
n. sing. droefgeestig droefgeestiger droefgeestigste
plural droefgeestige droefgeestigere droefgeestigste
definite droefgeestige droefgeestigere droefgeestigste
partitive droefgeestigs droefgeestigers

Derived terms