nuttig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nutte (“useful”), from Proto-Germanic *nutiz (“useful, useable, profitable”), from *neutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (“to seize; grasp; use”). Equivalent to nut +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

nuttig (comparative nuttiger, superlative nuttigst)

1. useful, handy

   Synonyms: bruikbaar, dienstig, handig

   Antonyms: nutteloos, onbruikbaar

Inflection

Declension of nuttig
uninflected	nuttig
inflected	nuttige
comparative	nuttiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		nuttig	nuttiger	het nuttigst het nuttigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	nuttige	nuttigere	nuttigste
	n. sing.	nuttig	nuttiger	nuttigste
	plural	nuttige	nuttigere	nuttigste
definite		nuttige	nuttigere	nuttigste
partitive		nuttigs	nuttigers	—

Verb

nuttig

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of nuttigen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of nuttigen

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German

Etymology

Nutte (“whore”) +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnʊtɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈnʊtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: nut‧tig

Adjective

nuttig (comparative nuttiger, superlative am nuttigsten)

1. (informal) slutty (of dress, makeup, behaviour: resembling that of a prostitute; exceedingly revealing or sexy)