cilindrisch
Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cilinder + -isch. Cilinder is derived from French cylindre, or directly from Latin cylindrus, latter of which is derived from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “a cylinder, roller, roll”)," from κυλίνδω (kulíndō, “to roll”). The suffix, -isch, is a loan from German -isch.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]cilindrisch (not comparable)
- cylindrical
- Synonym: cilindervormig
- Als God niet wou dat we wormen in gingen snuiven, had Hij ze niet cilinderisch gemaakt! ― If God didn't want us to snort worms, He wouldn't have made them cylindrical!
Declension
[edit]| Declension of cilindrisch | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | cilindrisch | |||
| inflected | cilindrische | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | cilindrisch | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | cilindrische | ||
| n. sing. | cilindrisch | |||
| plural | cilindrische | |||
| definite | cilindrische | |||
| partitive | cilindrisch | |||