jaloers

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jalours, jaloers, also jalous, jaloes, from Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelosus. The -r- is not etymological and does not appear in any other language; even the related Dutch term jaloezie lacks it. Its origin is unknown, but may have arisen by analogy if the endings -s and -rs were homophonous in Middle Dutch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaːˈluːrs/

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• Hyphenation: ja‧loers
• Rhymes: -uːrs

Adjective

jaloers (comparative jaloerser, superlative meest jaloers or jaloerst)

1. jealous, envious (bitterly or enviously competitive)

Declension

Declension of jaloers
uninflected	jaloers
inflected	jaloerse
comparative	jaloerser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		jaloers	jaloerser	het jaloerst het jaloerste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	jaloerse	jaloersere	jaloerste
	n. sing.	jaloers	jaloerser	jaloerste
	plural	jaloerse	jaloersere	jaloerste
definite		jaloerse	jaloersere	jaloerste
partitive		jaloers	jaloersers	—

Derived terms

• jaloersheid
• stikjaloers

 

Related terms

• jaloezie

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: jaloers
• Berbice Creole Dutch: jalusu
• → Indonesian: jelus
  • → Petjo: djeloes
• → Papiamentu: yalus, jaloers
• → Sranan Tongo: djarusu
  • → Caribbean Javanese: jalusu
  • → Saramaccan: djalúsu