afgunstig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch aefgunstich. Equivalent to afgunst + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑfˈɣʏn.stəx/
- Hyphenation: af‧gun‧stig
Adjective
afgunstig (comparative afgunstiger, superlative afgunstigst)
- covetous, envious
Inflection
| Inflection of afgunstig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | afgunstig | |||
| inflected | afgunstige | |||
| comparative | afgunstiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | afgunstig | afgunstiger | het afgunstigst het afgunstigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | afgunstige | afgunstigere | afgunstigste |
| n. sing. | afgunstig | afgunstiger | afgunstigste | |
| plural | afgunstige | afgunstigere | afgunstigste | |
| definite | afgunstige | afgunstigere | afgunstigste | |
| partitive | afgunstigs | afgunstigers | — | |
Derived terms
- afgunstigheid
Descendants
- Afrikaans: afgunstig