vinnig
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
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Adjective edit
vinnig (attributive vinnige, comparative vinniger, superlative vinnigste)
Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch vinnich. Apparently unrelated to vin (“fin”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adjective edit
vinnig (comparative vinniger, superlative vinnigst)
- unfriendly in a brusque way, mean, acrimonious
- Synonym: snibbig
Inflection edit
| Inflection of vinnig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vinnig | |||
| inflected | vinnige | |||
| comparative | vinniger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | vinnig | vinniger | het vinnigst het vinnigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vinnige | vinnigere | vinnigste |
| n. sing. | vinnig | vinniger | vinnigste | |
| plural | vinnige | vinnigere | vinnigste | |
| definite | vinnige | vinnigere | vinnigste | |
| partitive | vinnigs | vinnigers | — | |
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
vinnig (not comparable)
- having fins
Inflection edit
| Inflection of vinnig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vinnig | |||
| inflected | vinnige | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | vinnig | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vinnige | ||
| n. sing. | vinnig | |||
| plural | vinnige | |||
| definite | vinnige | |||
| partitive | vinnigs | |||