dwars
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch dwers, from Old Dutch *thweres, genitive form of Proto-West Germanic *þwerh, from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz (“cross, adverse”).
Cognates include English thwart and queer, Swedish tvär, Danish tvært, German quer, Gothic 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍃 (þwairhs).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dwars (comparative dwarser, superlative meest dwars or dwarst)
- in a crosswise direction, transverse, at right angles
- slantwise, diagonal, askew
- rebellious, stubbornly disobedient
Inflection edit
Inflection of dwars | ||||
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uninflected | dwars | |||
inflected | dwarse | |||
comparative | dwarser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | dwars | dwarser | het dwarst het dwarste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | dwarse | dwarsere | dwarste |
n. sing. | dwars | dwarser | dwarste | |
plural | dwarse | dwarsere | dwarste | |
definite | dwarse | dwarsere | dwarste | |
partitive | dwars | dwarsers | — |
Synonyms edit
- (rebellious): weerbarstig
- (slantwise): scheef
Descendants edit
German edit
Etymology edit
19th century, borrowed from Low German dwars, from Middle Low German dwers. Doublet of quer, the main form (from Central German), and obsolete zwerch (from Upper German), still in Zwerchfell.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
dwars