vinnig

Afrikaans

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

vinnig (attributive vinnige, comparative vinniger, superlative vinnigste)

1. quick, fast

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vinnich. Apparently unrelated to vin (“fin”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

vinnig (comparative vinniger, superlative vinnigst)

1. unfriendly in a brusque way, mean, acrimonious

   Synonym: snibbig

Inflection

Inflection of vinnig
uninflected	vinnig
inflected	vinnige
comparative	vinniger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		vinnig	vinniger	het vinnigst het vinnigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	vinnige	vinnigere	vinnigste
	n. sing.	vinnig	vinniger	vinnigste
	plural	vinnige	vinnigere	vinnigste
definite		vinnige	vinnigere	vinnigste
partitive		vinnigs	vinnigers	—

Etymology 2

vin (“fin”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

vinnig (not comparable)

1. having fins

Inflection

Inflection of vinnig
uninflected	vinnig
inflected	vinnige
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		vinnig
indefinite	m./f. sing.	vinnige
	n. sing.	vinnig
	plural	vinnige
definite		vinnige
partitive		vinnigs

Derived terms

• buikvinnig

Anagrams

• inving, ving in