armzalig
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German armselig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑrmˈzaː.ləx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: arm‧za‧lig
- Rhymes: -aːləx
Adjective
armzalig
- pitiful, miserable, paltry
- De hulptroepen bivakkeerden tijdens de veldtocht in armzalige krotten.
- The auxiliary troops bivouacked in shabby shanties during the military campaign.
Inflection
| Inflection of armzalig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | armzalig | |||
| inflected | armzalige | |||
| comparative | armzaliger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | armzalig | armzaliger | het armzaligst het armzaligste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | armzalige | armzaligere | armzaligste |
| n. sing. | armzalig | armzaliger | armzaligste | |
| plural | armzalige | armzaligere | armzaligste | |
| definite | armzalige | armzaligere | armzaligste | |
| partitive | armzaligs | armzaligers | — | |
Derived terms
- armzaligheid