Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch vuil, from Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Adjective edit

vuil (attributive vuile, comparative vuiler, superlative vuilste)

  1. obscene, indecent, dirty
  2. dishonorable

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl. The adjective is from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, the noun from Proto-Germanic *fūlą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pū-, *pew-. Akin to English foul, German faul, Danish and Swedish ful.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

vuil (comparative vuiler, superlative vuilst)

  1. foul, dirty, filthy
  2. obscene, lewd
  3. dishonorable
  4. illegal, improper
  5. (nautical) fouled, having its wetted surface polluted by marine organisms

Inflection edit

Inflection of vuil
uninflected vuil
inflected vuile
comparative vuiler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vuil vuiler het vuilst
het vuilste
indefinite m./f. sing. vuile vuilere vuilste
n. sing. vuil vuiler vuilste
plural vuile vuilere vuilste
definite vuile vuilere vuilste
partitive vuils vuilers

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: vuil
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fili
  • Negerhollands: väul
  • Petjo: vuil

Noun edit

vuil n (uncountable, diminutive vuiltje n)

  1. dirt, filth
  2. garbage, trash, waste, litter

Derived terms edit