steengoed
Dutch
editEtymology 1
editMid-20th century, from steen (“stone”) + goed (“good”). For the use of “stone” as an emphasizer compare German stein- and Dutch kei-. The equivalent keigoed (ca. 1990) is more recent than steengoed.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsteengoed (not comparable)
- (colloquial) damn good, unsurpassably good
Declension
editDeclension of steengoed | ||||
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uninflected | steengoed | |||
inflected | steengoede | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | steengoed | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | steengoede | ||
n. sing. | steengoed | |||
plural | steengoede | |||
definite | steengoede | |||
partitive | steengoeds |
Etymology 2
editFrom steen (“stone”) + goed (“ware, commodity, good”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsteengoed n (plural steengoederen)