averechts

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch averechts (“backwards, in the wrong direction”), from averecht (“upside down, backwards, wrong”), from ave +‎ recht, equivalent to af +‎ rechts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.vəˌrɛx(t)s/

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• Hyphenation: ave‧rechts

Adjective

averechts (comparative averechtser, superlative meest averechts or averechtst)

1. opposite, backwards, contrary

   Wat je nu doet werkt averechts.

   What you're doing now has the opposite effect of what you're trying to achieve.

Inflection

Declension of averechts
uninflected	averechts
inflected	averechtse
comparative	averechtser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		averechts	averechtser	het averechtst het averechtste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	averechtse	averechtsere	averechtste
	n. sing.	averechts	averechtser	averechtste
	plural	averechtse	averechtsere	averechtste
definite		averechtse	averechtsere	averechtste
partitive		averechts	averechtsers	—

Descendants

• Afrikaans: aweregs