vuil

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vuil, from Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.

Adjective

vuil (attributive vuile, comparative vuiler, superlative vuilste)

  1. obscene, indecent, dirty
  2. dishonorable

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl. The adjective is from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, the noun from Proto-Germanic *fūlą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pū-, *pew-. Akin to English foul, German faul, Danish and Swedish ful.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vœy̯l/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -œy̯l

Adjective

vuil (comparative vuiler, superlative vuilst)

  1. dirty, filthy
  2. obscene, lewd
  3. dishonorable
  4. illegal, improper
  5. (nautical) fouled, having its wetted surface polluted by marine organisms

Inflection

Declension of vuil
uninflected vuil
inflected vuile
comparative vuiler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vuil vuiler het vuilst
het vuilste
indefinite m./f. sing. vuile vuilere vuilste
n. sing. vuil vuiler vuilste
plural vuile vuilere vuilste
definite vuile vuilere vuilste
partitive vuils vuilers

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vuil

Noun

vuil n (uncountable, diminutive vuiltje n)

  1. dirt, filth
  2. garbage, trash, waste, litter