preuts

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch preus, also prues, pruets, from Old French preux, proz, from Latin prōdest (“it is useful”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -øːts
  • IPA(key): /prøːts/

Adjective

preuts (comparative preutser, superlative meest preuts or preutst)

  1. prudish, exaggeratedly proper, modest
  2. (Belgium) proud, haughty
  3. (obsolete) bold, daring; courageous
  4. (obsolete) vivid, lively, fiery, elated
  5. (obsolete) unchaste, immodest
  6. (archaic) noble, righteous

Declension

Declension of preuts
uninflected preuts
inflected preutse
comparative preutser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial preuts preutser het preutst
het preutste
indefinite m./f. sing. preutse preutsere preutste
n. sing. preuts preutser preutste
plural preutse preutsere preutste
definite preutse preutsere preutste
partitive preuts preutsers —

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