stiekem
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish שתיקה (shtike), from Hebrew שתיקה (shtika). Compare regional German stiekum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstikəm/
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Adverb
stiekem
- secretly
Adjective
stiekem (comparative stiekemer, superlative stiekemst)
- secret
Inflection
| Inflection of stiekem | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | stiekem | |||
| inflected | stiekeme | |||
| comparative | stiekemer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | stiekem | stiekemer | het stiekemst het stiekemste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | stiekeme | stiekemere | stiekemste |
| n. sing. | stiekem | stiekemer | stiekemste | |
| plural | stiekeme | stiekemere | stiekemste | |
| definite | stiekeme | stiekemere | stiekemste | |
| partitive | stiekems | stiekemers | — | |
Synonyms
- geheim