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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch faliecant. Equivalent to falie + kant. Originally a noun, which then became an adjective and is now predominantly used as an adverb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaː.liˌkɑnt/
- Hyphenation: fa‧lie‧kant
Adverb
faliekant
- completely, entirely; chiefly modifying mis, fout, verkeerd or synonyms or verbs that indicate something going wrong; indicating opposition.
- wrongly, awry, completely wrong
Adjective
faliekant (not comparable)
- wrong, incorrect, mistaken
- (modifying a noun for an error) egregious
- (archaic, of wood) having a side that does not have straight line
Inflection
Noun
faliekant m (uncountable)
- (archaic, of wood) a side that does not have straight line; a crooked, deficient side