malloot

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French malot, a dialectal word for a horsefly or gadfly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑˈloːt/

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• Hyphenation: mal‧loot
• Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

malloot f (plural malloten, diminutive mallootje n, feminine mallote)

1. fool, idiot, moron [from 19th c.]
   • 1873 November 12, “Een oud Mecklenburgsch Schoolmeester (feuilleton)”, in Het Nieuws van den Dag. Kleine courant, page 1:

     „Och malloot, wie heeft je dat weer wijs gemaakt?”

     "Oh fool, who made you believe that?"

2. (archaic) exuberant, hyperactive or foolish woman [16th–20th c.]

Derived terms

• malloterig
• mallotig

Adjective

malloot (comparative malloter, superlative mallootst)

1. (uncommon) foolish

   Synonyms: dwaas, mal, malloterig, mallotig

Inflection

Inflection of malloot
uninflected	malloot
inflected	mallote
comparative	malloter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		malloot	malloter	het mallootst het mallootste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	mallote	mallotere	mallootste
	n. sing.	malloot	malloter	mallootste
	plural	mallote	mallotere	mallootste
definite		mallote	mallotere	mallootste
partitive		malloots	malloters	—