naarstig

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nernstich, from nernst + -ich, with nernst a variant of ernst (“seriousness; industry, diligence”). Equivalent to naarst +‎ -ig. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːr.stəx/
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  • Hyphenation: naar‧stig

Adjective

naarstig (comparative naarstiger, superlative naarstigst)

  1. assiduous, diligent, industrious

Declension

Declension of naarstig
uninflected naarstig
inflected naarstige
comparative naarstiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial naarstig naarstiger het naarstigst
het naarstigste
indefinite m./f. sing. naarstige naarstigere naarstigste
n. sing. naarstig naarstiger naarstigste
plural naarstige naarstigere naarstigste
definite naarstige naarstigere naarstigste
partitive naarstigs naarstigers —

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  • Afrikaans: naarstig
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