ijl
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛi̯l
- IPA(key): /ɛil/
Etymology 1
Contracted from late Middle Dutch idel, which survives uncontracted as ijdel. An alternative contracted form led to iel.
Adjective
ijl (comparative ijler, superlative ijlst)
- rarefied (of a gas etc.), not dense
- (chiefly obsolete) skinny, lacking fat
- (obsolete) empty
Inflection
| Inflection of ijl | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | ijl | |||
| inflected | ijle | |||
| comparative | ijler | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | ijl | ijler | het ijlst het ijlste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | ijle | ijlere | ijlste |
| n. sing. | ijl | ijler | ijlste | |
| plural | ijle | ijlere | ijlste | |
| definite | ijle | ijlere | ijlste | |
| partitive | ijls | ijlers | — | |
Derived terms
- ijlheid
Verb
ijl
- first-person singular present indicative of ijlen (“speak deliriously”)
- imperative of ijlen (“speak deliriously”)
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch *ile, from Old Dutch *īla, from Proto-Germanic *īlō.
Noun
ijl f (uncountable)
- rush, haste
Derived terms
- in allerijl
Verb
ijl
- first-person singular present indicative of ijlen (“rush, haste”)
- imperative of ijlen (“rush, haste”)
Anagrams
- lij