machtig
See also: mächtig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch magtech, from Old Dutch maghtig, from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz. Equivalent to macht + -ig. Compare German Low German machtig, German mächtig, West Frisian machtich, English mighty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑx.təx/
machtig (file) - Hyphenation: mach‧tig
- Rhymes: -ɑxtəx
Adjective
machtig (comparative machtiger, superlative machtigst)
- powerful (having or capable of exerting power potency or influence)
- (of food) heavy
Inflection
| Inflection of machtig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | machtig | |||
| inflected | machtige | |||
| comparative | machtiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | machtig | machtiger | het machtigst het machtigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | machtige | machtigere | machtigste |
| n. sing. | machtig | machtiger | machtigste | |
| plural | machtige | machtigere | machtigste | |
| definite | machtige | machtigere | machtigste | |
| partitive | machtigs | machtigers | — | |
Adverb
machtig
- powerfully
Verb
machtig
- first-person singular present indicative of machtigen
- imperative of machtigen