Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch aefgunstich. Equivalent to afgunst +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɑfˈɣʏn.stəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: af‧gun‧stig

Adjective

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afgunstig (comparative afgunstiger, superlative afgunstigst)

  1. covetous, envious

Inflection

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Declension of afgunstig
uninflected afgunstig
inflected afgunstige
comparative afgunstiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial afgunstig afgunstiger het afgunstigst
het afgunstigste
indefinite m./f. sing. afgunstige afgunstigere afgunstigste
n. sing. afgunstig afgunstiger afgunstigste
plural afgunstige afgunstigere afgunstigste
definite afgunstige afgunstigere afgunstigste
partitive afgunstigs afgunstigers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: afgunstig