zuinig

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sunich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzœy̯.nəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zui‧nig

Adjective

zuinig (comparative zuiniger, superlative zuinigst)

  1. economical, careful with expenses
  2. efficient, not wasteful
    Een zuinige motor ontziet beurs en milieu
    An efficient motor spares wallet and environment
  3. with a not lenient, sober attitude

Inflection

Declension of zuinig
uninflected zuinig
inflected zuinige
comparative zuiniger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial zuinig zuiniger het zuinigst
het zuinigste
indefinite m./f. sing. zuinige zuinigere zuinigste
n. sing. zuinig zuiniger zuinigste
plural zuinige zuinigere zuinigste
definite zuinige zuinigere zuinigste
partitive zuinigs zuinigers

Derived terms

See also