verknocht

Dutch

Etymology

This adjective arose form the former irregular past participle of verknopen (“to tie together”), it was similar to other weak verbs with a -cht participle like kopen. When the verb was regularized, the participle was maintained as a distinct adjective.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vərˈknɔxt/
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Hyphenation: ver‧knocht
Rhymes: -ɔxt

Adjective

verknocht (comparative verknochter, superlative meest verknocht)

emotionally attached, devoted, wedded

Inflection

Declension of verknocht
uninflected	verknocht
inflected	verknochte
comparative	verknochter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		verknocht	verknochter	het meest verknocht het meest verknochte
indefinite	m./f. sing.	verknochte	verknochtere	meest verknochte
	n. sing.	verknocht	verknochter	meest verknochte
	plural	verknochte	verknochtere	meest verknochte
definite		verknochte	verknochtere	meest verknochte
partitive		verknochts	verknochters	—

Synonyms

(emotionally attached) gehecht

Derived terms

verknochtheid