sjofel
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sjofel
Inflection edit
Inflection of sjofel | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | sjofel | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | sjofelt | — | —2 |
Plural | sjofle | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | sjofle | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Either borrowed from German schofel from Yiddish or a direct borrowing from Yiddish שפֿל (shofl, “shabby”), from Hebrew שָׁפָל (šāfāl, “low, humble”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sjofel (comparative sjofeler, superlative sjofelst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of sjofel | ||||
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uninflected | sjofel | |||
inflected | sjofele | |||
comparative | sjofeler | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | sjofel | sjofeler | het sjofelst het sjofelste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | sjofele | sjofelere | sjofelste |
n. sing. | sjofel | sjofeler | sjofelste | |
plural | sjofele | sjofelere | sjofelste | |
definite | sjofele | sjofelere | sjofelste | |
partitive | sjofels | sjofelers | — |