Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch netel (malicious, angry), from Old Dutch *nitul, from Proto-West Germanic *hnitul, from Proto-Germanic *hnitulaz +‎ -ig. Possibly influenced in meaning by Dutch netel (nettle).

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

netelig (comparative neteliger, superlative neteligst)

  1. tricky, nettlesome

Inflection edit

Inflection of netelig
uninflected netelig
inflected netelige
comparative neteliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial netelig neteliger het neteligst
het neteligste
indefinite m./f. sing. netelige neteligere neteligste
n. sing. netelig neteliger neteligste
plural netelige neteligere neteligste
definite netelige neteligere neteligste
partitive neteligs neteligers