enigst
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Dutch
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Etymology 1
[edit]Adjective
[edit]enigst (not comparable)
- only, single
- Synonym: enig
- Dat was zijn enigste kans.
- That was his only chance.
- Zij is een enigst kind.
- She is an only child.
Inflection
[edit]Declension of enigst | ||||
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uninflected | enigst | |||
inflected | enigste | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | ||||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | enigste | ||
n. sing. | enigst | |||
plural | enigste | |||
definite | enigste | |||
partitive |
Pronoun
[edit]enigst (plural enigsten, inflected enigste)
- (colloquial, often proscribed) only one/thing
- Jij bent de enigste die er bezwaar tegen heeft. ― You are the only one who objects to it.
- Het enigst/enigste dat ik zie is bomen. ― The only thing I see is trees.
Usage notes
[edit]- The inflected form enigste is nowadays almost always used when this word is used as a pronoun, but this has not historically always been the case.
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
[edit]enigst