halfleeg

Dutch

Etymology

Univerbation of half (“half”) +‎ leeg (“empty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑlfˈleːx/

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• Hyphenation: half‧leeg
• Rhymes: -eːx

Adjective

halfleeg (not comparable)

1. half empty

   Synonyms: halfgevuld (“half-filled”), halfvol (“half full”)

   Het glas is halfleeg. ― The glass is half empty.

Declension

Declension of halfleeg
uninflected	halfleeg
inflected	halflege
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		halfleeg
indefinite	m./f. sing.	halflege
	n. sing.	halfleeg
	plural	halflege
definite		halflege
partitive		halfleegs