taai

See also: tåi

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch taey, from Old Dutch *tāi, from earlier *tāhi, from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī), from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz. Cognate with German zäh, English tough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taːi̯/

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• Rhymes: -aːi̯

Adjective

taai (comparative taaier, superlative taaist)

1. tough, resilient
2. (of food) difficult to chew

Inflection

Declension of taai
uninflected	taai
inflected	taaie
comparative	taaier
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		taai	taaier	het taaist het taaiste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	taaie	taaiere	taaiste
	n. sing.	taai	taaier	taaiste
	plural	taaie	taaiere	taaiste
definite		taaie	taaiere	taaiste
partitive		taais	taaiers	—

Derived terms

• taaitaai
• zich taai houden

Descendants

• Negerhollands: taai, tai
• → Papiamentu: tai, taai (dated)