dwaas
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dwaes, from Old Dutch *dwās, from Proto-Germanic *dwēsaz. Compare German quasseln.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːs
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Adjective
dwaas (comparative dwazer, superlative meest dwaas or dwaast)
- foolish, stupid
Inflection
| Inflection of dwaas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | dwaas | |||
| inflected | dwaze | |||
| comparative | dwazer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | dwaas | dwazer | het dwaast het dwaaste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | dwaze | dwazere | dwaaste |
| n. sing. | dwaas | dwazer | dwaaste | |
| plural | dwaze | dwazere | dwaaste | |
| definite | dwaze | dwazere | dwaaste | |
| partitive | dwaas | dwazers | — | |
Synonyms
- zot, dom
Derived terms
- dwaasheid
Noun
dwaas m (plural dwazen, diminutive dwaasje n, feminine dwazin)
- a (male) stupid person, fool
Synonyms
- sukkel
Anagrams
- wasda