stekelig
Dutch
Etymology
From stekel + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteː.kə.ləx/
- Hyphenation: ste‧ke‧lig
Adjective
stekelig (comparative stekeliger, superlative stekeligst)
- spiny, prickly, bristly (having pins, barbs, thorns, etc.)
Inflection
| Inflection of stekelig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | stekelig | |||
| inflected | stekelige | |||
| comparative | stekeliger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | stekelig | stekeliger | het stekeligst het stekeligste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | stekelige | stekeligere | stekeligste |
| n. sing. | stekelig | stekeliger | stekeligste | |
| plural | stekelige | stekeligere | stekeligste | |
| definite | stekelige | stekeligere | stekeligste | |
| partitive | stekeligs | stekeligers | — | |
Derived terms
- stekeligheid
Descendants
- Afrikaans: stekelrig