stevig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stēvich. Either from:

• stijf (“stiff”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)
• staf (“stick”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

stevig (comparative steviger, superlative stevigst)

1. firm, sturdy
2. sizeable, considerable

   een stevige wandeling door de binnenstad maken

   to take a good long walk through the inner city

Inflection

Declension of stevig
uninflected	stevig
inflected	stevige
comparative	steviger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		stevig	steviger	het stevigst het stevigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	stevige	stevigere	stevigste
	n. sing.	stevig	steviger	stevigste
	plural	stevige	stevigere	stevigste
definite		stevige	stevigere	stevigste
partitive		stevigs	stevigers	—

Derived terms

• stevigheid

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: steifi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: stéfi

Adverb

stevig

1. firmly

Anagrams

• gevist, vestig