radicaal

Dutch

Etymology

From French radical, from Late Latin rādīcālis (“of or pertaining to the root, having roots, radical”), from Latin rādīx (“root”). The noun is substantivized from the adjective.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːl
• IPA^(key): /rɑdiˈkaːl/, /raːdiˈkaːl/
• Hyphenation: ra‧di‧caal

Adjective

radicaal (comparative radicaler, superlative radicaalst)

1. radical, fundamental, thorough-going

Inflection

Declension of radicaal
uninflected	radicaal
inflected	radicale
comparative	radicaler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		radicaal	radicaler	het radicaalst het radicaalste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	radicale	radicalere	radicaalste
	n. sing.	radicaal	radicaler	radicaalste
	plural	radicale	radicalere	radicaalste
definite		radicale	radicalere	radicaalste
partitive		radicaals	radicalers	—

Derived terms

• radicaliseren
• radicalisme

Descendants

• → Indonesian: radikal

Noun

radicaal m (plural radicalen, diminutive radicaaltje n)

1. radical

Descendants

• → Indonesian: radikal