Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German wahnsinnig. Equivalent to waan +‎ -zinnig. Related waanzin is slightly more recent. For the informal positive meaning, adverbial use is more common than adjectival use.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌʋaːnˈzɪ.nəx/
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  • Hyphenation: waan‧zin‧nig

Adjective edit

waanzinnig (comparative waanzinniger, superlative waanzinnigst)

  1. (literally) out of his/her mind, insane, mad [from ca. early 1780s]
  2. (informal, with positive connotations) crazy, fantastic outrageous; extreme

Inflection edit

Inflection of waanzinnig
uninflected waanzinnig
inflected waanzinnige
comparative waanzinniger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial waanzinnig waanzinniger het waanzinnigst
het waanzinnigste
indefinite m./f. sing. waanzinnige waanzinnigere waanzinnigste
n. sing. waanzinnig waanzinniger waanzinnigste
plural waanzinnige waanzinnigere waanzinnigste
definite waanzinnige waanzinnigere waanzinnigste
partitive waanzinnigs waanzinnigers

Derived terms edit

Adverb edit

waanzinnig

  1. in an insane way
  2. (informal, with positive connotations) incredibly, extremely (well or good)
    • 1980, Herman Pieter de Boer, "Ik heb zo waanzinnig gedroomd", Kinderen voor Kinderen, Kinderen voor Kinderen 1.
      Ik heb zo wa-wa-wa-waanzinnig gedroomd
      I have had an in-in-in-incredibly good dream
      (literally, “I have dreamt in-in-in-incredibly well”)