machtig
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See also: mächtig
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Adjective
[edit]machtig (comparative machtiger, superlative machtigst)
Declension
[edit]Declension of machtig | ||||
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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
[edit]Adverb
[edit]machtig
- powerfully
- (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
[edit]machtig
- inflection of machtigen:
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