hardnekkig

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch hartnackich. Equivalent to hard (hard) +‎ nek (neck) +‎ -ig (-y) (lit. “having a hard neck”). Compare halsstarrig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɑrtˈnɛ.kəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hard‧nek‧kig
  • Rhymes: -ɛkəx

Adjective

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hardnekkig (comparative hardnekkiger, superlative hardnekkigst)

  1. stubborn, stiffnecked
    • Statenbijbel, Deuteronomy 9.13 (tr. 1635):
      Voorts sprak de HEERE tot mij, zeggende: Ik heb dit volk aangemerkt, en zie, het is een hardnekkig volk.
      Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people.
    Synonyms: eigenwijs, halsstarrig, koppig, stijfhoofdig
  2. persistent, lasting

Declension

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Declension of hardnekkig
uninflected hardnekkig
inflected hardnekkige
comparative hardnekkiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial hardnekkig hardnekkiger het hardnekkigst
het hardnekkigste
indefinite m./f. sing. hardnekkige hardnekkigere hardnekkigste
n. sing. hardnekkig hardnekkiger hardnekkigste
plural hardnekkige hardnekkigere hardnekkigste
definite hardnekkige hardnekkigere hardnekkigste
partitive hardnekkigs hardnekkigers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: hardnekkig