bazig
Dutch
Etymology
From baas (“boss”) + -ig (“-y, -ish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaː.zəx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ba‧zig
- Rhymes: -aːzəx
Adjective
bazig (comparative baziger, superlative bazigst)
- bossy, domineering
- De bazige kampleider verknoeide alles door de jongens voortdurend te commanderen.
- The bossy camp counselor spoiled everything by constantly ordering the boys around.
Inflection
| Inflection of bazig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | bazig | |||
| inflected | bazige | |||
| comparative | baziger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | bazig | baziger | het bazigst het bazigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | bazige | bazigere | bazigste |
| n. sing. | bazig | baziger | bazigste | |
| plural | bazige | bazigere | bazigste | |
| definite | bazige | bazigere | bazigste | |
| partitive | bazigs | bazigers | — | |
Derived terms
- bazigheid
Adverb
bazig
- (literally) in a bossy way
- firmly, soundly, in good measure (or more)
Synonyms
- (firmly, soundly) danig, duchtig, terdege