katholiek
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek κᾰθολῐκός (kătholĭkós).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]katholiek m (plural katholieken, diminutive katholiekje n)
- Catholic
- Hij is een praktiserende katholiek. ― He is a practicing Catholic.
- De katholieken gingen naar de mis op zondag. ― The Catholics went to mass on Sunday.
- Het kleine katholiekje bad elke avond. ― The little Catholic prayed every evening.
Adjective
[edit]katholiek (comparative katholieker, superlative katholiekst)
- Catholic [from 16th c.]
- De katholieke kerk staat in het centrum. ― The Catholic church is in the center.
- Ze volgt katholieke tradities en rituelen. ― She follows Catholic traditions and rituals.
- Het was het katholiekst feest dat ik ooit heb bijgewoond. ― It was the most Catholic celebration I've ever attended.
Declension
[edit]| Declension of katholiek | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | katholiek | |||
| inflected | katholieke | |||
| comparative | katholieker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | katholiek | katholieker | het katholiekst het katholiekste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | katholieke | katholiekere | katholiekste |
| n. sing. | katholiek | katholieker | katholiekste | |
| plural | katholieke | katholiekere | katholiekste | |
| definite | katholieke | katholiekere | katholiekste | |
| partitive | katholieks | katholiekers | — | |
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