lankmoedig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lancmoedich, equivalent to lang + moed + -ig, calque of Latin longanimis. Compare Old High German lancmuotig (German langmütig), Middle Low German lankmodich, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 (laggamōdei, “longanimity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌlɑŋkˈmu.dəx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: lank‧moe‧dig
Adjective
lankmoedig (comparative lankmoediger, superlative lankmoedigst)
- (dated) forbearing, forgiving, patient
Inflection
| Inflection of lankmoedig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | lankmoedig | |||
| inflected | lankmoedige | |||
| comparative | lankmoediger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | lankmoedig | lankmoediger | het lankmoedigst het lankmoedigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | lankmoedige | lankmoedigere | lankmoedigste |
| n. sing. | lankmoedig | lankmoediger | lankmoedigste | |
| plural | lankmoedige | lankmoedigere | lankmoedigste | |
| definite | lankmoedige | lankmoedigere | lankmoedigste | |
| partitive | lankmoedigs | lankmoedigers | — | |
Derived terms
- lankmoedigheid