massief

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French massif.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑˈsif/
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  • Hyphenation: mas‧sief
  • Rhymes: -if

Adjective

massief (comparative massiever, superlative massiefst)

  1. solid, massive

Declension

Declension of massief
uninflected massief
inflected massieve
comparative massiever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial massief massiever het massiefst
het massiefste
indefinite m./f. sing. massieve massievere massiefste
n. sing. massief massiever massiefste
plural massieve massievere massiefste
definite massieve massievere massiefste
partitive massiefs massievers

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: massief
  • Indonesian: masif
  • Papiamentu: masif

Noun

massief n (plural massieven, diminutive massiefje n)

  1. massif, mountain mass
    Synonym: bergmassief

Derived terms