prettig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch *prettig (attested only in form pertich (“smart, cunning, swift, lively, pert”) > Dutch pertig (“ill-tempered, disturbed, quirky”), West Flemish pertig (“cute, nice, pretty, graceful”)), from Old Dutch *prettig, *prattig, from Proto-West Germanic *prattīg, from Proto-Germanic *prattugaz (“boastful, sly, cunning, tricky”), equivalent to pret +‎ -ig. Doublet of pertig. Cognate with English pretty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛtəx/

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• Hyphenation: pret‧tig

Adjective

prettig (comparative prettiger, superlative prettigst)

1. merry, enjoyable

   prettig kerstfeest

   Merry Christmas

Declension

Declension of prettig
uninflected	prettig
inflected	prettige
comparative	prettiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		prettig	prettiger	het prettigst het prettigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	prettige	prettigere	prettigste
	n. sing.	prettig	prettiger	prettigste
	plural	prettige	prettigere	prettigste
definite		prettige	prettigere	prettigste
partitive		prettigs	prettigers	—

Derived terms

• plork

Descendants

• Afrikaans: prettig