schunnig

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Dutch

Etymology

From schun (obsolete term for an obscene person) +‎ -ig. The first element is probably from the same ultimate source as German schinden (to mistreat, harm).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

schunnig (comparative schunniger, superlative schunnigst)

  1. dirty, obscene

Inflection

Declension of schunnig
uninflected schunnig
inflected schunnige
comparative schunniger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial schunnig schunniger het schunnigst
het schunnigste
indefinite m./f. sing. schunnige schunnigere schunnigste
n. sing. schunnig schunniger schunnigste
plural schunnige schunnigere schunnigste
definite schunnige schunnigere schunnigste
partitive schunnigs schunnigers

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