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See also: gelijk-
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Middle Dutch gelijc, from Old Dutch gilīk, from Proto-West Germanic *galīk, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz.
Adjective
[edit]gelijk (comparative gelijker, superlative gelijkst)
- equal, like, alike
- Antonym: tegengesteld
- Het is me gelijk.
- It's all the same to me.
- Iedereen wordt in gelijke gevallen gelijk behandeld.
- Everyone is treated equally in equal situations.
- (pertaining to rank, value, worth etc.) equal, equivalent
- Antonym: tegengesteld
- Iedereen is gelijk voor de wet.
- Everybody is equal before the law.
Declension
[edit]Declension of gelijk | ||||
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uninflected | gelijk | |||
inflected | gelijke | |||
comparative | gelijker | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | gelijk | gelijker | het gelijkst het gelijkste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | gelijke | gelijkere | gelijkste |
n. sing. | gelijk | gelijker | gelijkste | |
plural | gelijke | gelijkere | gelijkste | |
definite | gelijke | gelijkere | gelijkste | |
partitive | gelijks | gelijkers | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: gelyk
- Berbice Creole Dutch: gliki
- Negerhollands: gliek, liek, leik, leiki, liki, lek, li, glik
Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Middle Dutch gelike, from Old Dutch *gilīko, from Proto-West Germanic *galīkō, from Proto-Germanic *galīkô.
Adverb
[edit]gelijk
Conjunction
[edit]gelijk
- (Belgium, archaic, elsewhere) like, such as
- Synonym: zoals
- landen gelijk Engeland en Frankrijk
- countries like England and France
- (Belgium, archaic, elsewhere) as, just like, just as, the way that
- Synonym: zoals
- Juist gelijk dat?
- Just like that?
- Het is gelijk ge wilt.
- It is as you wish.
Etymology 3
[edit]From Middle Dutch gelike, gelijc, from Old Dutch *gilīki, from Proto-West Germanic *galīkī, from Proto-Germanic *galīkiją.
Noun
[edit]gelijk n (uncountable)
- right, justice
- Hij is zeker van zijn gelijk.
- He is convinced that he is right.
- correctness
- Je hebt gelijk.
- You are correct.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]gelijk
- inflection of gelijken:
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