ernstig

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ernstich. Equivalent to ernst (seriousness) +‎ -ig (-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛrn.stəx/
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  • Hyphenation: ern‧stig

Adjective

ernstig (comparative ernstiger, superlative ernstigst)

  1. serious

Declension

Declension of ernstig
uninflected ernstig
inflected ernstige
comparative ernstiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ernstig ernstiger het ernstigst
het ernstigste
indefinite m./f. sing. ernstige ernstigere ernstigste
n. sing. ernstig ernstiger ernstigste
plural ernstige ernstigere ernstigste
definite ernstige ernstigere ernstigste
partitive ernstigs ernstigers

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