melaats

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch malaetsch, ultimately borrowed from Old French malade. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meːˈlaːts/
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  • Hyphenation: me‧laats
  • Rhymes: -aːts

Adjective

melaats (not comparable)

  1. leprous

Declension

Declension of melaats
uninflected melaats
inflected melaatse
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial melaats
indefinite m./f. sing. melaatse
n. sing. melaats
plural melaatse
definite melaatse
partitive melaats

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Papiamentu: laaster, laster (dated)