verbaal

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French verbal, from Latin verbālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛrˈbaːl/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧baal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

verbaal (comparative verbaler, superlative verbaalst)

1. verbal, pertaining to words
2. verbal, pertaining to spoken language
3. verbal, pertaining to verbs

Inflection

Declension of verbaal
uninflected	verbaal
inflected	verbale
comparative	verbaler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		verbaal	verbaler	het verbaalst het verbaalste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	verbale	verbalere	verbaalste
	n. sing.	verbaal	verbaler	verbaalste
	plural	verbale	verbalere	verbaalste
definite		verbale	verbalere	verbaalste
partitive		verbaals	verbalers	—

Noun

verbaal n (plural verbalen)

1. (historical) A signed memo.
2. (Netherlands) Short for proces-verbaal.

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: perbal
• → Indonesian: perbal