Dutch

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Etymology

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From ziel +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈziləx/
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  • Hyphenation: zie‧lig

Adjective

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zielig (comparative zieliger, superlative zieligst)

  1. sad, pitiful
  2. pathetic

Inflection

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Declension of zielig
uninflected zielig
inflected zielige
comparative zieliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial zielig zieliger het zieligst
het zieligste
indefinite m./f. sing. zielige zieligere zieligste
n. sing. zielig zieliger zieligste
plural zielige zieligere zieligste
definite zielige zieligere zieligste
partitive zieligs zieligers

Derived terms

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