akelig

Dutch

Alternative forms

• akelijk (dialectal)
• akelik (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch akelich, which comes from akel (“suffering”) +‎ -ich. Related to German eklig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.kə.ləx/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ake‧lig

Adjective

akelig (comparative akeliger, superlative akeligst)

1. unpleasant, eerie
2. nasty, unfriendly

Inflection

Declension of akelig
uninflected	akelig
inflected	akelige
comparative	akeliger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		akelig	akeliger	het akeligst het akeligste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	akelige	akeligere	akeligste
	n. sing.	akelig	akeliger	akeligste
	plural	akelige	akeligere	akeligste
definite		akelige	akeligere	akeligste
partitive		akeligs	akeligers	—

Derived terms

• akeligheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: aaklig
• → Papiamentu: akelik (dated)