onguur

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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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

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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

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