broos
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch broosc.
Adjective[edit]
broos (comparative brozer, superlative meest broos or broost)
- (literally) brittle, crisp, physically fragile with a tendency to break into small pieces
- (figuratively) fragile, perishable, vulnerable, weak, e.g. said of short-lived beauty
Inflection[edit]
Declension of broos | ||||
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uninflected | broos | |||
inflected | broze | |||
comparative | brozer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | broos | brozer | het broost het brooste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | broze | brozere | brooste |
n. sing. | broos | brozer | brooste | |
plural | broze | brozere | brooste | |
definite | broze | brozere | brooste | |
partitive | broos | brozers | — |
Alternative forms[edit]
- bros (only used in the literal, physical sense)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
broos f (plural brozen, diminutive broosje n)
Synonyms[edit]
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