zwartgallig

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Dutch

Etymology

From zwart +‎ gal +‎ -ig. Calque of Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzʋɑrtˈɣɑ.ləx/
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  • Hyphenation: zwart‧gal‧lig

Adjective

zwartgallig (comparative zwartgalliger, superlative zwartgalligst)

  1. somber, pessimistic
    Near-synonym: zwaarmoedig

Declension

Declension of zwartgallig
uninflected zwartgallig
inflected zwartgallige
comparative zwartgalliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial zwartgallig zwartgalliger het zwartgalligst
het zwartgalligste
indefinite m./f. sing. zwartgallige zwartgalligere zwartgalligste
n. sing. zwartgallig zwartgalliger zwartgalligste
plural zwartgallige zwartgalligere zwartgalligste
definite zwartgallige zwartgalligere zwartgalligste
partitive zwartgalligs zwartgalligers —

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