ijl
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Contracted from late Middle Dutch idel, which survives uncontracted as ijdel. An alternative contracted form led to iel.
Adjective edit
ijl (comparative ijler, superlative ijlst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of ijl | ||||
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uninflected | ijl | |||
inflected | ijle | |||
comparative | ijler | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | ijl | ijler | het ijlst het ijlste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | ijle | ijlere | ijlste |
n. sing. | ijl | ijler | ijlste | |
plural | ijle | ijlere | ijlste | |
definite | ijle | ijlere | ijlste | |
partitive | ijls | ijlers | — |
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
ijl
- inflection of ijlen (“speak deliriously”):
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch *ile, from Old Dutch *īla, from Proto-Germanic *īlō.
Noun edit
ijl f (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
ijl
- inflection of ijlen (“rush, haste”):