treurig
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch truerich, from Middle High German trūrec, from Old High German trūreg, trūrag, from Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break, break off, crumble”). Equivalent to treuren (“to grieve”) + -ig (“-y”).
Cognate with Low German trurig, German traurig, English dreary.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
edittreurig (comparative treuriger, superlative treurigst)
Declension
editDeclension of treurig | ||||
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uninflected | treurig | |||
inflected | treurige | |||
comparative | treuriger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | treurig | treuriger | het treurigst het treurigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | treurige | treurigere | treurigste |
n. sing. | treurig | treuriger | treurigste | |
plural | treurige | treurigere | treurigste | |
definite | treurige | treurigere | treurigste | |
partitive | treurigs | treurigers | — |
Synonyms
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- Dutch terms suffixed with -ig
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