handig
See also: händig
Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *handag, from Proto-Germanic *handugaz. Corresponds to hand + -ig.
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ɦɑndɪx/
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Adjective
handig (comparative handiger, superlative handigst)
- handy, convenient, practical
- handy, capable, dexterous
- clever, crafty, cunning
Inflection
| Inflection of handig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | handig | |||
| inflected | handige | |||
| comparative | handiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | handig | handiger | het handigst het handigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | handige | handigere | handigste |
| n. sing. | handig | handiger | handigste | |
| plural | handige | handigere | handigste | |
| definite | handige | handigere | handigste | |
| partitive | handigs | handigers | — | |
Synonyms
- (convenient) gemakkelijk
- (crafty) sluw
Derived terms
- handigheid
- handige Harry m
- handige jongen m
- handigjes
- linkshandig
- rechtshandig