Dutch

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from French épineux, from Latin spīnōsus.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˌeː.piˈnøːs/
  • Hyphenation: epi‧neus
  • Rhymes: -øːs

Adjective

edit

epineus (not comparable)

  1. (formal) thorny, difficult, nettlesome
    Synonyms: hachelijk, netelig

Declension

edit
Declension of epineus
uninflected epineus
inflected epineuze
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial epineus
indefinite m./f. sing. epineuze
n. sing. epineus
plural epineuze
definite epineuze
partitive epineus