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verdrietig

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch verdrietich. Equivalent to verdriet +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vərˈdri.təx/, /vɛrˈdri.təx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧drie‧tig
  • Rhymes: -itəx

Adjective

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verdrietig (comparative verdrietiger, superlative verdrietigst)

  1. sad (chiefly in relation to the emotions of human and animals)
    Synonyms: droevig, treurig

Declension

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Declension of verdrietig
uninflected verdrietig
inflected verdrietige
comparative verdrietiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial verdrietig verdrietiger het verdrietigst
het verdrietigste
indefinite m./f. sing. verdrietige verdrietigere verdrietigste
n. sing. verdrietig verdrietiger verdrietigste
plural verdrietige verdrietigere verdrietigste
definite verdrietige verdrietigere verdrietigste
partitive verdrietigs verdrietigers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: verdrietig