lastig

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See also: -lastig and lästig

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch lastig, from Middle Dutch lastich. Equivalent to las +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lastig (attributive lastige, comparative lastiger, superlative lastigste)

  1. difficult, tough
    Synonym: moeilik

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lastich. Equivalent to last +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑs.təx/
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  • Hyphenation: las‧tig

Adjective

lastig (comparative lastiger, superlative lastigst)

  1. tough, difficult
    Synonym: moeilijk
  2. cumbersome, gruelling
  3. inconvenient

Declension

Declension of lastig
uninflected lastig
inflected lastige
comparative lastiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial lastig lastiger het lastigst
het lastigste
indefinite m./f. sing. lastige lastigere lastigste
n. sing. lastig lastiger lastigste
plural lastige lastigere lastigste
definite lastige lastigere lastigste
partitive lastigs lastigers

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: lastig