zelfstandig

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Dutch

Etymology

From zelf- +‎ stand +‎ -ig, calque of German selbstständig. First attested in the late sixteenth century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzɛlfˈstɑn.dəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zelf‧stan‧dig

Adjective

zelfstandig (comparative zelfstandiger, superlative zelfstandigst)

  1. independent, autonomous, sovereign
  2. self-employed
  3. self-reliant, self-supporting

Inflection

Declension of zelfstandig
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

Derived terms