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machtig

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See also: mächtig

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch magtech, from Old Dutch maghtig, from Proto-West Germanic *mahtīg. Equivalent to macht +‎ -ig.

Compare German Low German machtig, German mächtig, West Frisian machtich, English mighty.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑx.təx/
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  • Hyphenation: mach‧tig
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtəx

Adjective

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machtig (comparative machtiger, superlative machtigst)

  1. powerful (having or capable of exerting power potency or influence)
  2. (of food) heavy

Declension

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Declension of machtig
uninflected machtig
inflected machtige
comparative machtiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial machtig machtiger het machtigst
het machtigste
indefinite m./f. sing. machtige machtigere machtigste
n. sing. machtig machtiger machtigste
plural machtige machtigere machtigste
definite machtige machtigere machtigste
partitive machtigs machtigers

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: magtig
  • Negerhollands: machtig, mahtig

Adverb

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machtig

  1. powerfully
  2. (informal) mighty, very
    • 1957, Willy van der Heide, Wilde sport om een nummerbord:
      ‘Hebben ze hier geen automaten met meisjes erin?’ vroeg Arie. ‘Net als sigaretten en nierbroodjes? Zou machtig handig zijn.’ Hubary was niet in de stemming voor dat soort nonsenshumor.
      "Don't they have any vending machines around here with girls in them?" Arie asked. "Just like cigarettes and kidney sandwiches? Would be mighty convenient." Hubary was not in the mood for that kind of nonsensical humour.

Verb

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machtig

  1. inflection of machtigen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative