taai

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch taey, from Old Dutch *tāi, from earlier *tāhi, from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī), from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz. Cognate with German zäh, English tough.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /taːi̯/
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  • Rhymes: -aːi̯

Adjective

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taai (comparative taaier, superlative taaist)

  1. tough, resilient
  2. (of food) difficult to chew

Declension

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Declension of taai
uninflected taai
inflected taaie
comparative taaier
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial taai taaier het taaist
het taaiste
indefinite m./f. sing. taaie taaiere taaiste
n. sing. taai taaier taaiste
plural taaie taaiere taaiste
definite taaie taaiere taaiste
partitive taais taaiers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: taai, tai
  • Papiamentu: tai, taai (dated)