reëel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French reel, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reːˈ(j)eːl/

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• Hyphenation: re‧eel
• Rhymes: -eːl

Adjective

reëel (comparative reëler, superlative reëelst)

1. real, actual
2. realistic

   Synonym: realistisch

3. (law) pertaining or relevant to a case; absolute
4. (mathematics) real, pertaining to real numbers
5. (economics) real, corrected for inflation, not nominal

Inflection

Declension of reëel
uninflected	reëel
inflected	reële
comparative	reëler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		reëel	reëler	het reëelst het reëelste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	reële	reëlere	reëelste
	n. sing.	reëel	reëler	reëelste
	plural	reële	reëlere	reëelste
definite		reële	reëlere	reëelste
partitive		reëels	reëlers	—

Derived terms

• irreëel

Related terms

• realisme
• realist

Descendants

• Jersey Dutch: rêyel
• → Indonesian: riil