koud
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Etymology edit
From Dutch koud, from Middle Dutch cout, from Old Dutch *kalt, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.
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koud (attributive koue, comparative kouer, superlative koudste)
- cold (temperature)
- Dis baie koud.
- It's very cold!
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koud
- to sew
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch cout, from Old Dutch *kalt, from Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.
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koud (comparative kouder, superlative koudst)
- cold (temperature)
- cold (unfriendly)
- Antonym: warm
- Hij toonde een koude houding ten opzichte van zijn collega's.
- He displayed a cold attitude towards his colleagues.
- (rare) bad, insignificant
- Van een koude kermis thuiskomen.
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- De koude kant van de familie.
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Inflection of koud | ||||
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uninflected | koud | |||
inflected | koude | |||
comparative | kouder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | koud | kouder | het koudst het koudste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | koude | koudere | koudste |
n. sing. | koud | kouder | koudste | |
plural | koude | koudere | koudste | |
definite | koude | koudere | koudste | |
partitive | kouds | kouders | — |
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koud