vermetel

Dutch

Etymology

From Late Middle Dutch vermetel, from vermeten (“audacious, overconfident”) influenced by -el, originally a reflexive verb meaning “to overestimate oneself, to be overconfident, to mismeasure”, from ver- + meten, related to mate. Equivalent to ver- +‎ meten with assimilation to -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvɛrˈmeː.təl/, /ˌvərˈmeː.təl/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧me‧tel
• Rhymes: -eːtəl

Adjective

vermetel (comparative vermeteler, superlative vermetelst)

1. audacious, daring

Inflection

Inflection of vermetel
uninflected	vermetel
inflected	vermetele
comparative	vermeteler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		vermetel	vermeteler	het vermetelst het vermetelste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	vermetele	vermetelere	vermetelste
	n. sing.	vermetel	vermeteler	vermetelste
	plural	vermetele	vermetelere	vermetelste
definite		vermetele	vermetelere	vermetelste
partitive		vermetels	vermetelers	—

Synonyms

• (audacious): driest, onvervaard, stoutmoedig, vermeten

Derived terms

• vermetelheid

Related terms

• maat
• meten

Adverb

vermetel

1. audaciously, daringly