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Etymology

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Arose as a variant of overtallig. Equivalent to over- +‎ tal +‎ -ig, but can be reanalyzed as over- +‎ tol +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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overtollig (comparative overtolliger, superlative overtolligst)

  1. waste, superfluous
    overtollig water - waste water

Inflection

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Declension of overtollig
uninflected overtollig
inflected overtollige
comparative overtolliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial overtollig overtolliger het overtolligst
het overtolligste
indefinite m./f. sing. overtollige overtolligere overtolligste
n. sing. overtollig overtolliger overtolligste
plural overtollige overtolligere overtolligste
definite overtollige overtolligere overtolligste
partitive overtolligs overtolligers