aamborstig

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch aamborstig.

Adjective

aamborstig (attributive aamborstige, comparative aamborstiger, superlative aamborstigste)

1. (pathology) dyspneic

Derived terms

• aamborstigheid

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch amborstich (“dyspneic”), from ang (“narrow”) +‎ borst (“chest”) +‎ -ich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaːmˈbɔr.stəx/

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• Hyphenation: aam‧bor‧stig

Adjective

aamborstig (comparative aamborstiger, superlative aamborstigst)

1. (pathology) dyspneic

Inflection

Declension of aamborstig
uninflected	aamborstig
inflected	aamborstige
comparative	aamborstiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		aamborstig	aamborstiger	het aamborstigst het aamborstigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	aamborstige	aamborstigere	aamborstigste
	n. sing.	aamborstig	aamborstiger	aamborstigste
	plural	aamborstige	aamborstigere	aamborstigste
definite		aamborstige	aamborstigere	aamborstigste
partitive		aamborstigs	aamborstigers	—

Synonyms

• ademborstig (obsolete)
• benauwd
• engborstig (dated)
• kortademig

Derived terms

• aamborstigheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: aamborstig