dwaas

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dwaes, from Old Dutch *dwās, from Proto-West Germanic *dwās, from Proto-Germanic *dwēsaz. Compare German quasseln.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʋaːs/

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• Hyphenation: dwaas
• Rhymes: -aːs

Adjective

dwaas (comparative dwazer, superlative meest dwaas or dwaast)

1. foolish, stupid

Inflection

Declension of dwaas
uninflected	dwaas
inflected	dwaze
comparative	dwazer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		dwaas	dwazer	het dwaast het dwaaste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	dwaze	dwazere	dwaaste
	n. sing.	dwaas	dwazer	dwaaste
	plural	dwaze	dwazere	dwaaste
definite		dwaze	dwazere	dwaaste
partitive		dwaas	dwazers	—

Synonyms

• zot, dom

Derived terms

• dwaasheid
• verdwazen

Noun

dwaas m (plural dwazen, diminutive dwaasje n, feminine dwazin)

1. a stupid person, fool (male or of unspecified gender)

Synonyms

• sukkel

Anagrams

• wasda