Europees

See also: europees and europées

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Europeesch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Europa ((the continent) Europe) + -ees, probably influenced by Latin Eurōpaeus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌøː.roːˈpeːs/
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): [øː.roˑˈpeːs]
    (file)
  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): [ʏː.roˑˈpeɪ̯s]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Eu‧ro‧pees
  • Rhymes: -eːs

Adjective

Europees (comparative Europeser, superlative meest Europees or Europeest)

  1. European, related to Europe and its civilisation; or the European Union

Inflection

Inflection of Europees
uninflected Europees
inflected Europese
comparative Europeser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial EuropeesEuropeserhet Europeest
het Europeeste
indefinite m./f. sing. EuropeseEuropesereEuropeeste
n. sing. EuropeesEuropeserEuropeeste
plural EuropeseEuropesereEuropeeste
definite EuropeseEuropesereEuropeeste
partitive EuropeesEuropesers

Antonyms

  • niet-Europees
  • buiten-Europees

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javindo: Eropees

Noun

Europees m (plural Europezen, diminutive Europeesje n, feminine Europese)

  1. (obsolete) A European (entity)

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