failliet

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French faillite, from Italian fallito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faːˈjit/

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• Hyphenation: fail‧liet
• Rhymes: -it

Adjective

failliet (comparative faillieter, superlative faillietst)

1. bankrupt

Inflection

Declension of failliet
uninflected	failliet
inflected	failliete
comparative	faillieter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		failliet	faillieter	het faillietst het faillietste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	failliete	faillietere	faillietste
	n. sing.	failliet	faillieter	faillietste
	plural	failliete	faillietere	faillietste
definite		failliete	faillietere	faillietste
partitive		failliets	faillieters	—

Noun

failliet n (plural faillieten)

1. (chiefly Belgium) bankruptcy
2. (figurative) bankruptcy, failure

Synonyms

• bankroet
• faillissement
• faling

Descendants

• → Indonesian: pailit
• → Papiamentu: fayit

Noun

failliet m (plural faillieten)

1. bankrupt person

Synonyms

• bankroetier

Related terms

• faillissement