Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch malaetsch, ultimately borrowed from Old French malade. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /meːˈlaːts/
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  • Hyphenation: me‧laats
  • Rhymes: -aːts

Adjective edit

melaats (not comparable)

  1. leprous

Inflection edit

Inflection of melaats
uninflected melaats
inflected melaatse
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial melaats
indefinite m./f. sing. melaatse
n. sing. melaats
plural melaatse
definite melaatse
partitive melaats

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Papiamentu: laaster, laster (dated)