vuil

vuil

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vuil, from Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.

Adjective

vuil (attributive vuile, comparative vuiler, superlative vuilste)

1. obscene, indecent, dirty
2. dishonorable

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl. The adjective is from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, the noun from Proto-Germanic *fūlą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pū-, *pew-. Akin to English foul, German faul, Danish and Swedish ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vœy̯l/

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• Rhymes: -œy̯l

Adjective

vuil (comparative vuiler, superlative vuilst)

1. dirty, filthy
2. obscene, lewd
3. dishonorable
4. illegal, improper
5. (nautical) fouled, having its wetted surface polluted by marine organisms

Inflection

Inflection of vuil
uninflected	vuil
inflected	vuile
comparative	vuiler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		vuil	vuiler	het vuilst het vuilste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	vuile	vuilere	vuilste
	n. sing.	vuil	vuiler	vuilste
	plural	vuile	vuilere	vuilste
definite		vuile	vuilere	vuilste
partitive		vuils	vuilers	—

Derived terms

• vervuilen
• vuilnis
• vuilte

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vuil

Noun

vuil n (uncountable, diminutive vuiltje n)

1. dirt, filth
2. garbage, trash, waste, litter