kwaad

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kwaad, from Middle Dutch quaet, from Old Dutch *kwāt, from Proto-West Germanic *kwād.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kwaad (attributive kwaai, comparative kwaaier or kwater, superlative kwaadste)

1. angry

Noun

kwaad (plural kwade)

1. evil

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋaːt/

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• Hyphenation: kwaad
• Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch quâet, from Old Dutch *kwāt, from Proto-West Germanic *kwād.

Adjective

kwaad (comparative kwader, superlative kwaadst)

1. angry, furious
2. bad, evil, crooked

Inflection

Declension of kwaad
uninflected	kwaad
inflected	kwade
comparative	kwader
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		kwaad	kwader	het kwaadst het kwaadste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	kwade	kwadere	kwaadste
	n. sing.	kwaad	kwader	kwaadste
	plural	kwade	kwadere	kwaadste
definite		kwade	kwadere	kwaadste
partitive		kwaads	kwaders	—

Synonyms

• boos
• euvel
• slecht

Antonyms

• goed

Derived terms

• kwaadaardig

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kwaad
• Negerhollands: qwaet, quaat, qvaed
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: kwat (dated)
• Petjo: kwaai-kwaai
• Skepi Creole Dutch: quat, qua
• → Sranan Tongo: kwai
  • → Kari'na: kawài

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch quâet, from Old Dutch *kwāt, from Proto-West Germanic *kwād.

Noun

kwaad n (plural kwaden)

1. evil

   Maar verlos ons van het kwaad ― But deliver us from evil

2. harm

   Het kwaad is geschied. ― The damage is done. (lit.: The evil has occurred.)

Derived terms

• kattenkwaad

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kwaad