zelfstandig
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From zelf- + stand + -ig, calque of German selbstständig. First attested in the late sixteenth century. Compare also English selfstanding.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]zelfstandig (comparative zelfstandiger, superlative zelfstandigst)
- independent, autonomous, sovereign
- Synonym: onafhankelijk
- self-employed
- self-reliant, self-supporting
Declension
[edit]Declension of zelfstandig | ||||
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uninflected | zelfstandig | |||
inflected | zelfstandige | |||
comparative | zelfstandiger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | zelfstandig | zelfstandiger | het zelfstandigst het zelfstandigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | zelfstandige | zelfstandigere | zelfstandigste |
n. sing. | zelfstandig | zelfstandiger | zelfstandigste | |
plural | zelfstandige | zelfstandigere | zelfstandigste | |
definite | zelfstandige | zelfstandigere | zelfstandigste | |
partitive | zelfstandigs | zelfstandigers | — |