brutaal
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch brutael (“savage”), which was borrowed from Middle French brutal (“savage”), from Late Latin brutalis, from Latin brūtus (“crude”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bryˈtaːl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bru‧taal
Adjective
brutaal (comparative brutaler, superlative brutaalst)
- impudent
- outspoken
Inflection
| Inflection of brutaal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | brutaal | |||
| inflected | brutale | |||
| comparative | brutaler | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | brutaal | brutaler | het brutaalst het brutaalste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | brutale | brutalere | brutaalste |
| n. sing. | brutaal | brutaler | brutaalste | |
| plural | brutale | brutalere | brutaalste | |
| definite | brutale | brutalere | brutaalste | |
| partitive | brutaals | brutalers | — | |
Derived terms
- brutaliteit