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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch eigenlijc. Equivalent to eigen + -lijk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯ɣə(n)lək/
- Hyphenation: ei‧gen‧lijk
Adjective
eigenlijk (not comparable)
- actual
- Dit historisch feit wordt gezien als het eigenlijke begin van de opstand tegen Filips II en zijn gouverneur Alva. — This historical fact became seen as the actual beginning of the rebellion against Philip II and his governor Alva.
Inflection
Descendants
Adverb
eigenlijk
- actually, really, in reality
Het lijkt op een auto, maar eigenlijk is het een fiets.- It looks like a car, but it's really a bicycle.
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