weinig
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch weinich, wenich, from Old Dutch *weinag, *wēnag, from Proto-Germanic *wainagaz. Cognate with German wenig (“few”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Determiner
[edit]weinig (comparative minder, superlative minst)
Declension
[edit]Declension of weinig | ||||
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uninflected | — | |||
inflected | — | |||
comparative | minder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | weinig | minder | het minst het minste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | — | minder | minste |
n. sing. | — | minder | minste | |
plural | — | minder | minste | |
definite | weinige | — | minste | |
partitive | — | — | — |
Antonyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]weinig (comparative minder, superlative het minst or het minste)
- little, not much, not a lot
- Je hebt vandaag maar weinig gezegd. Voel je je niet goed?
- You've only said a little today. Are you not feeling well?
Antonyms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]weinig (comparative minder, superlative minst)
Synonyms
[edit]- (not often): zelden
Antonyms
[edit]Old Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *wainag, from Proto-Germanic *wainagaz.
Adjective
[edit]weinig
Inflection
[edit]Declension of weinig (a-stem)
strong declension | ||||||
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case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
nominative | weinig | weinig | weinig | weiniga, weinige | ||
accusative | weinigan, weinigen | weiniga | weinig | weiniga, weinige | ||
genitive | weiniges | weinigero | weiniges | weinigero | ||
dative | weinigin, weinigemo | weinigero | weinigin, weinigemo | weinigon | ||
weak declension | ||||||
case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
nominative | weinigo | weiniga | weiniga | weinigon | ||
accusative | weinigon | weinigon | weiniga | weinigon | ||
genitive | weinigin | weinigon | weinigin | weinigono | ||
dative | weinigin | weinigon | weinigin | weinigon |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “wēnig”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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