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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hartnackich. Equivalent to hard (“hard”) + nek (“neck”) + -ig (“-y”) (lit. “having a hard neck”). Compare halsstarrig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦɑrtˈnɛ.kəx/
- Hyphenation: hard‧nek‧kig
- Rhymes: -ɛkəx
Adjective
hardnekkig (comparative hardnekkiger, superlative hardnekkigst)
- stubborn, stiffnecked
- Statenbijbel, Deuteronomy 9.13 (tr. 1635):
Voorts sprak de HEERE tot mij, zeggende: Ik heb dit volk aangemerkt, en zie, het is een hardnekkig volk.- Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people.
- Synonyms: eigenwijs, halsstarrig, koppig, stijfhoofdig
- persistent, lasting
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