alternatief

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French alternatif, from Medieval Latin alternativus, from the participle stem of Latin alternāre (“to do by turns”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑl.tɛr.naːˈtif/, /ˌɑl.tər.naːˈtif/

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• Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧tief
• Rhymes: -if

Adjective

alternatief (not comparable)

1. alternative
2. alternative, deviant
3. (obsolete) alternating

Inflection

Inflection of alternatief
uninflected	alternatief
inflected	alternatieve
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		alternatief
indefinite	m./f. sing.	alternatieve
	n. sing.	alternatief
	plural	alternatieve
definite		alternatieve
partitive		alternatiefs

Derived terms

• alternatieveling

Noun

alternatief n (plural alternatieven, diminutive alternatiefje n)

1. alternative