flexibel
See also: flexíbel
Dutch
Etymology
From French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectere (to bend); cognate with German flexibel, but not recorded in Middle Dutch
Pronunciation
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Adjective
flexibel (comparative flexibeler, superlative flexibelst)
- (literally) flexible, pliable
- (figuratively) adaptable, flexible
- (figuratively) easygoing, approachable
- Ze heeft een flexibel karakter.: She has an easy-going disposition.
Inflection
| Declension of flexibel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | flexibel | |||
| inflected | flexibele | |||
| comparative | flexibeler | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | flexibel | flexibeler | het flexibelst het flexibelste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | flexibele | flexibelere | flexibelste |
| n. sing. | flexibel | flexibeler | flexibelste | |
| plural | flexibele | flexibelere | flexibelste | |
| definite | flexibele | flexibelere | flexibelste | |
| partitive | flexibels | flexibelers | — | |
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German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin flexibilis, from flectere 'to bend'
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
flexibel (comparative flexibler, superlative am flexibelsten)
- flexible (easily bent without breaking)
Declension
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Further reading
- “flexibel” in Duden online