halsstarrig
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German halsstarrig, from Halsstarre (“obstinacy”, literally “stiff-neckedness”). Equivalent to hals (“neck”) + star (“stiff”) + -ig.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
halsstarrig (comparative halsstarriger, superlative halsstarrigst)
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of halsstarrig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | halsstarrig | |||
| inflected | halsstarrige | |||
| comparative | halsstarriger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | halsstarrig | halsstarriger | het halsstarrigst het halsstarrigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | halsstarrige | halsstarrigere | halsstarrigste |
| n. sing. | halsstarrig | halsstarriger | halsstarrigste | |
| plural | halsstarrige | halsstarrigere | halsstarrigste | |
| definite | halsstarrige | halsstarrigere | halsstarrigste | |
| partitive | halsstarrigs | halsstarrigers | — | |
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References[edit]
- ^ Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
