zwoel
Dutch
Etymology
From earlier swoel, probably from Middle Low German swûl, swôl ( > German Low German swool, German schwül), Old English swōl, swōliġ. More at sweal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zʋul/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: zwoel
- Rhymes: -ul
Adjective
zwoel (comparative zwoeler, superlative zwoelst)
- oppressive, muggy, sultry
- sensual
Declension
| Inflection of zwoel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | zwoel | |||
| inflected | zwoele | |||
| comparative | zwoeler | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | zwoel | zwoeler | het zwoelst het zwoelste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | zwoele | zwoelere | zwoelste |
| n. sing. | zwoel | zwoeler | zwoelste | |
| plural | zwoele | zwoelere | zwoelste | |
| definite | zwoele | zwoelere | zwoelste | |
| partitive | zwoels | zwoelers | — | |
Derived terms
- zwoelheet
- zwoelte
Related terms
- zoel