kwaad
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kwaad, from Middle Dutch quaet, from Old Dutch *kwāt. The adjective is from Proto-Germanic *kwēdaz, the noun from *kwēdą.
Adjective
kwaad (attributive kwaai, comparative kwaaier or kwater, superlative kwaadste)
- angry
Noun
kwaad (plural kwade)
- evil
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʋaːt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: kwaad
- Rhymes: -aːt
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch quâet, from Old Dutch *kwāt, from Proto-Germanic *kwēdaz.
Adjective
kwaad (comparative kwader, superlative kwaadst)
- angry, furious
- bad, evil, crooked
Inflection
Inflection of kwaad | ||||
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uninflected | kwaad | |||
inflected | kwade | |||
comparative | kwader | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | kwaad | kwader | het kwaadst het kwaadste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | kwade | kwadere | kwaadste |
n. sing. | kwaad | kwader | kwaadste | |
plural | kwade | kwadere | kwaadste | |
definite | kwade | kwadere | kwaadste | |
partitive | kwaads | kwaders | — |
Synonyms
- boos
- euvel
- slecht
Antonyms
- goed
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kwaad
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch quâet, from Old Dutch *kwāt, from Proto-Germanic *kwēdą.
Noun
kwaad n (plural kwaden)
- evil
- Maar verlos ons van het kwaad
- But deliver us from evil
- Maar verlos ons van het kwaad
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kwaad