dubbel
See also: Dubbel
English edit
Noun edit
dubbel (plural dubbels)
- A kind of strong brown beer, originally from Belgian Trappist monasteries.
- 2017, Janet Fletcher, Cheese & Beer, page 35:
- Dubbels typically have a rich, complex, malt-centered personality and a copper or caramel color.
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch dobbel, from Old French doble, from Latin duplus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dubbel (not comparable)
Inflection edit
Inflection of dubbel | ||||
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uninflected | dubbel | |||
inflected | dubbele | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | dubbel | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | dubbele | ||
n. sing. | dubbel | |||
plural | dubbele | |||
definite | dubbele | |||
partitive | dubbels |
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Descendants edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish dobel, dobbell, dubbel, from Old French double, from Latin duplus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dubbel (not comparable)
Declension edit
Inflection of dubbel | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | dubbel | — | — |
Neuter singular | dubbelt | — | — |
Plural | dubbla | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | dubble | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | dubble | — | — |
All | dubbla | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |