wereldwijs

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wereltwijs, from Old Dutch , from Proto-West Germanic ; compare Old High German weraltwīs, Old English weoroldwīs (English worldwise). By surface analysis, wereld (world) +‎ wijs (wise).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

wereldwijs (comparative wereldwijser, superlative meest wereldwijs or wereldwijst)

  1. worldly-wise, worldly

Declension

Declension of wereldwijs
uninflected wereldwijs
inflected wereldwijze
comparative wereldwijzer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial wereldwijs wereldwijzer het wereldwijst
het wereldwijste
indefinite m./f. sing. wereldwijze wereldwijzere wereldwijste
n. sing. wereldwijs wereldwijzer wereldwijste
plural wereldwijze wereldwijzere wereldwijste
definite wereldwijze wereldwijzere wereldwijste
partitive wereldwijs wereldwijzers