faliekant
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch faliecant. Equivalent to falie + kant. Originally a noun, which then became an adjective and is now predominantly used as an adverb.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
faliekant
- completely, entirely; chiefly modifying mis, fout, verkeerd or synonyms or verbs that indicate something going wrong; indicating opposition.
- wrongly, awry, completely wrong
Adjective edit
faliekant (not comparable)
- wrong, incorrect, mistaken
- (modifying a noun for an error) egregious
- (archaic, of wood) having a side that does not have straight line
Inflection edit
Declension of faliekant | ||||
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uninflected | faliekant | |||
inflected | faliekante | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | faliekant | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | faliekante | ||
n. sing. | faliekant | |||
plural | faliekante | |||
definite | faliekante | |||
partitive | faliekants |
Noun edit
faliekant m (uncountable)