lenig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lenich, from Old Dutch *lenig, from Old Dutch *linu, from Proto-West Germanic *linu, from Proto-Germanic *linwaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

lenig (comparative leniger, superlative lenigst)

1. supple, agile (e.g. like a gymnast)

Declension

Declension of lenig
uninflected	lenig
inflected	lenige
comparative	leniger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		lenig	leniger	het lenigst het lenigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	lenige	lenigere	lenigste
	n. sing.	lenig	leniger	lenigste
	plural	lenige	lenigere	lenigste
definite		lenige	lenigere	lenigste
partitive		lenigs	lenigers	—

Synonyms

• soepel

Derived terms

• lenigheid