vederlicht

Dutch

Alternative forms

• veerlicht

Etymology

Compound of veder (“feather”) +‎ licht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌveː.dərˈlɪxt/, /ˈveː.dərˌlɪxt/

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• Hyphenation: ve‧der‧licht
• Rhymes: -ɪxt

Adjective

vederlicht (not comparable)

1. light as a feather, very light (having little weight; having little substance)

Usage notes

• Although veder by itself is a dated form with veer being the standard, the form veerlicht is rare compared to vederlicht in modern usage.

Declension

Declension of vederlicht
uninflected	vederlicht
inflected	vederlichte
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		vederlicht
indefinite	m./f. sing.	vederlichte
	n. sing.	vederlicht
	plural	vederlichte
definite		vederlichte
partitive		vederlichts