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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle Dutch gelijc, from Old Dutch gilīk, from Proto-West Germanic *galīk, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz.
Adjective
gelijk (comparative gelijker, superlative gelijkst)
- equal, like, alike
- Antonym: tegengesteld
Het is me gelijk.- It's all the same to me.
Iedereen wordt in gelijke gevallen gelijk behandeld.- Everyone is treated equally in equal situations.
- (pertaining to rank, value, worth etc.) equal, equivalent
- Antonym: tegengesteld
Iedereen is gelijk voor de wet.- Everybody is equal before the law.
Declension
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Descendants
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle Dutch gelike, from Old Dutch *gilīko, from Proto-West Germanic *galīkō, from Proto-Germanic *galīkô.
Adverb
gelijk
- immediately, at once
- Synonyms: dadelijk, meteen
Conjunction
gelijk
- (Belgium, archaic, elsewhere) like, such as
- Synonym: zoals
landen gelijk Engeland en Frankrijk- countries like England and France
- (Belgium, archaic, elsewhere) as, just like, just as, the way that
- Synonym: zoals
Juist gelijk dat?- Just like that?
Het is gelijk ge wilt.- It is as you wish.
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch gelike, gelijc, from Old Dutch *gilīki, from Proto-West Germanic *galīkī, from Proto-Germanic *galīkiją.
Noun
gelijk n (uncountable)
- right, justice
Hij is zeker van zijn gelijk.- He is convinced that he is right.
- correctness
Je hebt gelijk.- You are correct.
Derived terms
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gelijk
- inflection of gelijken:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative