gek
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch geck (“madman”). Earlier origin unknown, possibly dialectal and/or from unknown substrate; however, cognate with German Geck, Jeck, English geek (see etymology there).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gek (comparative gekker, superlative gekst)
Inflection
Declension of gek | ||||
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uninflected | gek | |||
inflected | gekke | |||
comparative | gekker | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | gek | gekker | het gekst het gekste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | gekke | gekkere | gekste |
n. sing. | gek | gekker | gekste | |
plural | gekke | gekkere | gekste | |
definite | gekke | gekkere | gekste | |
partitive | geks | gekkers | — |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Noun
gek m (plural gekken, diminutive gekje n, feminine gekkin)