driftig

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch driftich. Equivalent to drift +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɪf.təx/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: drif‧tig
  • Rhymes: -ɪftəx

Adjective[edit]

driftig (comparative driftiger, superlative driftigst)

  1. hot-tempered
  2. passionate

Inflection[edit]

Declension of driftig
uninflected driftig
inflected driftige
comparative driftiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial driftig driftiger het driftigst
het driftigste
indefinite m./f. sing. driftige driftigere driftigste
n. sing. driftig driftiger driftigste
plural driftige driftigere driftigste
definite driftige driftigere driftigste
partitive driftigs driftigers

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Papiamentu: drifte (dated)

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

drift +‎ -ig

Adjective[edit]

driftig (comparative driftigare, superlative driftigast)

  1. enterprising, energetic, driven

Declension[edit]

Inflection of driftig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular driftig driftigare driftigast
Neuter singular driftigt driftigare driftigast
Plural driftiga driftigare driftigast
Masculine plural3 driftige driftigare driftigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 driftige driftigare driftigaste
All driftiga driftigare driftigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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