eigenzinnig

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German eigensinnig (“eccentric, stubborn”), from eigen (“own”) and Sinn (“sense, mind”). Analysable in Dutch as a compound of eigen +‎ -zinnig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛi̯.ɣə(n)ˈzɪ.nəx/
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  • Hyphenation: ei‧gen‧zin‧nig

Adjective

eigenzinnig (comparative eigenzinniger, superlative eigenzinnigst)

  1. idiosyncratic

Declension

Declension of eigenzinnig
uninflected eigenzinnig
inflected eigenzinnige
comparative eigenzinniger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial eigenzinnig eigenzinniger het eigenzinnigst
het eigenzinnigste
indefinite m./f. sing. eigenzinnige eigenzinnigere eigenzinnigste
n. sing. eigenzinnig eigenzinniger eigenzinnigste
plural eigenzinnige eigenzinnigere eigenzinnigste
definite eigenzinnige eigenzinnigere eigenzinnigste
partitive eigenzinnigs eigenzinnigers —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: eegensin, eegensinnig
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