ludiek
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French ludique, from Latin lūdus (“game, fun”). First used in Dutch by the historian Johan Huizinga in Homo Ludens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lyˈdik/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: lu‧diek
- Rhymes: -ik
Adjective
ludiek (comparative ludieker, superlative ludiekst)
- ludic, playful [from 1938]
- (politics, often in relation to activism) playful in form, but relating to serious matters or serious in intent [from 1960s]
Inflection
| Inflection of ludiek | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | ludiek | |||
| inflected | ludieke | |||
| comparative | ludieker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | ludiek | ludieker | het ludiekst het ludiekste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | ludieke | ludiekere | ludiekste |
| n. sing. | ludiek | ludieker | ludiekste | |
| plural | ludieke | ludiekere | ludiekste | |
| definite | ludieke | ludiekere | ludiekste | |
| partitive | ludieks | ludiekers | — | |
Related terms
- ludiciteit
References
- http://www.xs4all.nl/~hansvk/ludiek.htm (Dutch)
Anagrams
- duikel