Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Adapted borrowing from German notwendig.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌnoːtˈʋɛn.dəx/
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  • Hyphenation: nood‧wen‧dig

Adjective edit

noodwendig (comparative noodwendiger, superlative noodwendigst)

  1. inevitable, inescapable
  2. (archaic) necessary

Inflection edit

Declension of noodwendig
uninflected noodwendig
inflected noodwendige
comparative noodwendiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial noodwendig noodwendiger het noodwendigst
het noodwendigste
indefinite m./f. sing. noodwendige noodwendigere noodwendigste
n. sing. noodwendig noodwendiger noodwendigste
plural noodwendige noodwendigere noodwendigste
definite noodwendige noodwendigere noodwendigste
partitive noodwendigs noodwendigers

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: noodwendig
  • West Frisian: needwindich (calque)