ludiek

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French ludique, from Latin lūdus (“game, fun”). First used in Dutch by the historian Johan Huizinga in Homo Ludens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyˈdik/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: lu‧diek
• Rhymes: -ik

Adjective

ludiek (comparative ludieker, superlative ludiekst)

1. ludic, playful [from 1938]
2. (politics, often in relation to activism) playful in form, but relating to serious matters or serious in intent [from 1960s]

Inflection

Declension of ludiek
uninflected	ludiek
inflected	ludieke
comparative	ludieker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		ludiek	ludieker	het ludiekst het ludiekste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	ludieke	ludiekere	ludiekste
	n. sing.	ludiek	ludieker	ludiekste
	plural	ludieke	ludiekere	ludiekste
definite		ludieke	ludiekere	ludiekste
partitive		ludieks	ludiekers	—

Related terms

• ludiciteit

References

• http://www.xs4all.nl/~hansvk/ludiek.htm (Dutch)

Anagrams

• duikel