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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch stijf, from Old Dutch *stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf, from Proto-Germanic *stīfaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
stijf (comparative stijver, superlative stijfst)
- stiff, rigid
- Na een lange wandeling voelen mijn benen stijf aan. ― After a long walk, my legs feel stiff.
- Dit materiaal is stijver dan ik had verwacht. ― This material is stiffer than I expected.
- Van alle materialen die we hebben getest, was dit het stijfst. ― Of all the materials we tested, this was the stiffest.
- formalistic, posh
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
Verb
stijf
- inflection of stijven:
- first-person singular present indicative
- imperative