onmachtig

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch onmachtich, from Old Dutch unmahtig, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *unmahtīgaz. By surface analysis, onmacht +‎ -ig or on- +‎ machtig.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔ(n)ˈmɑx.təx/, /ˈɔ(n)ˌmɑx.təx/
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  • Hyphenation: on‧mach‧tig
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtəx

Adjective[edit]

onmachtig (comparative onmachtiger, superlative onmachtigst)

  1. powerless, lacking (sufficient) power
  2. incapable, lacking capability, knowledge or command
  3. unconscious

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of onmachtig
uninflected onmachtig
inflected onmachtige
comparative onmachtiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial onmachtig onmachtiger het onmachtigst
het onmachtigste
indefinite m./f. sing. onmachtige onmachtigere onmachtigste
n. sing. onmachtig onmachtiger onmachtigste
plural onmachtige onmachtigere onmachtigste
definite onmachtige onmachtigere onmachtigste
partitive onmachtigs onmachtigers

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