steengoed
Dutch
Etymology 1
From steen (“stone”) + goed (“good”). Probably formed by analogy with keigoed.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /steːŋˈɣut/
Adjective
steengoed (not comparable)
- (colloquial) damn good, unsurpassably good
- Synonym: keigoed
Inflection
| Inflection of steengoed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | steengoed | |||
| inflected | steengoede | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | steengoed | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | steengoede | ||
| n. sing. | steengoed | |||
| plural | steengoede | |||
| definite | steengoede | |||
| partitive | steengoeds | |||
Etymology 2
From steen (“stone”) + goed (“ware, commodity, good”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteːŋɣut/
Noun
steengoed n (plural steengoederen)
- pottery
- Synonym: aardewerk
- stoneware, particularly German stoneware that is baked at high temperatures and originated in the fourteenth century