onguur

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ongehiere, from Old Dutch *ungihiuri, from Proto-West Germanic *ungahiurī (see also *unhiurī). The unprefixed form of this word still existed in Middle Dutch as ghehure, meaning "pleasant". Compare German ungeheuer.

Possibly related to eunjer (“wizard”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

onguur (comparative onguurder, superlative onguurst)

1. unpleasant, nasty

   Synonym: akelig

2. sinister, seedy, shady

   Synonym: louche

   Het zit vol met ongure types in die buurt. ― That area is full of shady types.

Declension

Declension of onguur
uninflected	onguur
inflected	ongure
comparative	onguurder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		onguur	onguurder	het onguurst het onguurste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	ongure	onguurdere	onguurste
	n. sing.	onguur	onguurder	onguurste
	plural	ongure	onguurdere	onguurste
definite		ongure	onguurdere	onguurste
partitive		onguurs	onguurders	—

Derived terms

• guur