overtollig

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Arose as a variant of overtallig. Equivalent to over- +‎ tal +‎ -ig, but can be reanalyzed as over- +‎ tol +‎ -ig

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

overtollig (comparative overtolliger, superlative overtolligst)

  1. waste, superfluous
    overtollig water - waste water

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of overtollig
uninflected overtollig
inflected overtollige
comparative overtolliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial overtollig overtolliger het overtolligst
het overtolligste
indefinite m./f. sing. overtollige overtolligere overtolligste
n. sing. overtollig overtolliger overtolligste
plural overtollige overtolligere overtolligste
definite overtollige overtolligere overtolligste
partitive overtolligs overtolligers