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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch cardinael, from Latin cardinālis (episcopus).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑr.diˈnaːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl
  • Hyphenation: kar‧di‧naal

Noun

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kardinaal m (plural kardinalen, diminutive kardinaaltje n)

  1. cardinal (high-ranking official in the Catholic Church, Prince of the Church)

Adjective

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kardinaal (not comparable)

  1. cardinal

Inflection

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Declension of kardinaal
uninflected kardinaal
inflected kardinale
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial kardinaal
indefinite m./f. sing. kardinale
n. sing. kardinaal
plural kardinale
definite kardinale
partitive kardinaals

References

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  1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)