nodig

See also: nödig

Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *naudigaz (compare English needy and German nötig); synchronically analyzable as nood +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːdəx/

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• Hyphenation: no‧dig
• Rhymes: -oːdəx

Adjective

nodig (comparative nodiger, superlative nodigst)

1. necessary, needed

   Dat is niet nodig.

   That's not necessary.

2. (only in attribute position) some amount or degree of, a certain level of, some

Inflection

Declension of nodig
uninflected	nodig
inflected	nodige
comparative	nodiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		nodig	nodiger	het nodigst het nodigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	nodige	nodigere	nodigste
	n. sing.	nodig	nodiger	nodigste
	plural	nodige	nodigere	nodigste
definite		nodige	nodigere	nodigste
partitive		nodigs	nodigers	—

Derived terms

• benodigd
• onnodig

Adverb

nodig

1. necessarily, badly, urgently

   Het wegdek hier moet nodig vernieuwd worden.

   The road here badly needs resurfacing.

Derived terms

• nodig hebben

Descendants

• Afrikaans: nodig

Anagrams

• godin