vinnig
Afrikaans
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
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Adjective
editvinnig (attributive vinnige, comparative vinniger, superlative vinnigste)
Dutch
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch vinnich. Apparently unrelated to vin (“fin”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adjective
editvinnig (comparative vinniger, superlative vinnigst)
- unfriendly in a brusque way, mean, acrimonious
- Synonym: snibbig
Declension
editDeclension of vinnig | ||||
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uninflected | vinnig | |||
inflected | vinnige | |||
comparative | vinniger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | vinnig | vinniger | het vinnigst het vinnigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | vinnige | vinnigere | vinnigste |
n. sing. | vinnig | vinniger | vinnigste | |
plural | vinnige | vinnigere | vinnigste | |
definite | vinnige | vinnigere | vinnigste | |
partitive | vinnigs | vinnigers | — |
Etymology 2
editFrom vin (“fin”) + -ig (“-y”).
Adjective
editvinnig (not comparable)
- having fins
Declension
editDeclension of vinnig | ||||
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uninflected | vinnig | |||
inflected | vinnige | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | vinnig | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | vinnige | ||
n. sing. | vinnig | |||
plural | vinnige | |||
definite | vinnige | |||
partitive | vinnigs |