Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch nutte (useful), from Proto-Germanic *nutiz (useful, useable, profitable), from *neutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (to seize; grasp; use). Equivalent to nut +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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nuttig (comparative nuttiger, superlative nuttigst)

  1. useful, handy
    Synonyms: bruikbaar, dienstig, handig
    Antonyms: nutteloos, onbruikbaar

Declension

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Declension of nuttig
uninflected nuttig
inflected nuttige
comparative nuttiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial nuttig nuttiger het nuttigst
het nuttigste
indefinite m./f. sing. nuttige nuttigere nuttigste
n. sing. nuttig nuttiger nuttigste
plural nuttige nuttigere nuttigste
definite nuttige nuttigere nuttigste
partitive nuttigs nuttigers

Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: nyttig
  • Afrikaans: nuttig

Verb

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nuttig

  1. inflection of nuttigen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

German

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Etymology

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Nutte (whore) +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnʊtɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈnʊtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: nut‧tig

Adjective

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nuttig (strong nominative masculine singular nuttiger, comparative nuttiger, superlative am nuttigsten)

  1. (informal) slutty (of dress, makeup, behaviour: resembling that of a prostitute; exceedingly revealing or sexy)

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Further reading

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  • nuttig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • nuttig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon