Dutch

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Etymology

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From kanjer +‎ -eus. Originally from student slang.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑn.jəˈrøːs/
  • Hyphenation: kan‧je‧reus
  • Rhymes: -øːs

Adjective

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kanjereus (not comparable)

  1. (dated, Netherlands, humorous, informal) huge, gigantic, enormous [ca. 1900–1930s]
  2. (dated, Netherlands, humorous, informal) fantastic, excellent [until 1930s]

Declension

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Declension of kanjereus
uninflected kanjereus
inflected kanjereuze
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial kanjereus
indefinite m./f. sing. kanjereuze
n. sing. kanjereus
plural kanjereuze
definite kanjereuze
partitive kanjereus

Descendants

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  • Petjo: kanjeus