steeds

English

Noun

steeds

1. plural of steed

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /steːts/
  • (Belgium) IPA^(key): [steːts]
  • (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [steɪ̯ts]
• Rhymes: -eːts

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stedes, steeds, an adverbial genitive of stede (“steadfast, durable”), with umlaut from the more common stade, from Old Dutch *stādi, from Proto-Germanic *stēdi-.

Cognate with German stets.

Adverb

steeds

1. always, continually, all the time, every time, each time

   Hij is steeds aan het werken.

   He's working all the time.

2. increasingly, more and more, ever (+ comparative)

   Hij wordt steeds slimmer.

   He's growing increasingly smarter.

Synonyms

• voortdurend

Derived terms

• nog steeds
• steeds weer

Etymology 2

Adjective

steeds (comparative steedser, superlative meest steeds or steedst)

1. alternative form of stads

Declension

Declension of steeds
uninflected	steeds
inflected	steedse
comparative	steedser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		steeds	steedser	het steedst het steedste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	steedse	steedsere	steedste
	n. sing.	steeds	steedser	steedste
	plural	steedse	steedsere	steedste
definite		steedse	steedsere	steedste
partitive		steeds	steedsers	—