excentriek

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French excentrique, from Medieval Latin excentricus, from Ancient Greek ἔκκεντρος (ékkentros, “not having the earth as the center of an orbit”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + κέντρον (kéntron, “point”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.sɛnˈtrik/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧cen‧triek
• Rhymes: -ik

Adjective

excentriek (comparative excentrieker, superlative excentriekst)

1. (of a person) eccentric

Inflection

Declension of excentriek
uninflected	excentriek
inflected	excentrieke
comparative	excentrieker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		excentriek	excentrieker	het excentriekst het excentriekste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	excentrieke	excentriekere	excentriekste
	n. sing.	excentriek	excentrieker	excentriekste
	plural	excentrieke	excentriekere	excentriekste
definite		excentrieke	excentriekere	excentriekste
partitive		excentrieks	excentriekers	—

Derived terms

• excentriekeling

Related terms

• excentriciteit
• excentrisch