Latijns
Dutch
Etymology
From Latijn + -s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laːˈtɛi̯ns/
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Adjective
Latijns (comparative Latijnser, superlative meest Latijns or Latijnst)
- Latin
Inflection
| Inflection of Latijns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | Latijns | |||
| inflected | Latijnse | |||
| comparative | Latijnser | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | Latijns | Latijnser | het Latijnst het Latijnste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | Latijnse | Latijnsere | Latijnste |
| n. sing. | Latijns | Latijnser | Latijnste | |
| plural | Latijnse | Latijnsere | Latijnste | |
| definite | Latijnse | Latijnsere | Latijnste | |
| partitive | Latijns | Latijnsers | — | |
Derived terms
- Latijns-Amerika
Proper noun
Latijns n
- (proscribed, mostly in spoken language) The Latin language.
- Synonym: Latijn (standard form)
Usage notes
This usage (considered incorrect and indicative of a lack of education) was formed by analogy with the names of other languages, which in Dutch are virtually always suffixed with -s.