weinig

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch weinich, wenich, from Old Dutch *weinag, *wēnag, from Proto-Germanic *wainagaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯nəx/
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Determiner

weinig (comparative minder, superlative minst)

  1. little, few, not much, not many

Inflection

Inflection of weinig
uninflected —
inflected —
comparative minder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial weinig minder het minst
het minste
indefinite m./f. sing. — minder minste
n. sing. — minder minste
plural — minder minste
definite weinige — minste
partitive — — —

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Jersey Dutch: wääinix
  • Negerhollands: wenig, weinig
  • → Kwinti: weiniki

Pronoun

weinig (comparative minder, superlative het minst or het minste)

  1. little, not much, not a lot
    Je hebt vandaag maar weinig gezegd. Voel je je niet goed?
    You've only said a little today. Are you not feeling well?

Antonyms

Adverb

weinig (comparative minder, superlative minst)

  1. little, not much
  2. not often

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • veel
  • (antonym(s) of “not often”): vaak
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