Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of achter +‎ kous +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɑx.tərˈkɑu̯.səx/
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  • Hyphenation: ach‧ter‧kou‧sig

Adjective

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achterkousig (not comparable)

  1. (dialectal) suspicious, mistrusting
  2. (archaic, dialectal) secretive, furtive

Declension

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Declension of achterkousig
uninflected achterkousig
inflected achterkousige
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial achterkousig
indefinite m./f. sing. achterkousige
n. sing. achterkousig
plural achterkousige
definite achterkousige
partitive achterkousigs