baatzuchtig
Dutch
Etymology
From baatzucht + -ig (“-y”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbaːtˈzʏx.təx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: baat‧zuch‧tig
Adjective
baatzuchtig (comparative baatzuchtiger, superlative baatzuchtigst)
- (somewhat formal, uncommon) self-interested; profit-seeking
- Antonym: onbaatzuchtig
Usage notes
- Far less common than its antonym, onbaatzuchtig.
Inflection
| Inflection of baatzuchtig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | baatzuchtig | |||
| inflected | baatzuchtige | |||
| comparative | baatzuchtiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | baatzuchtig | baatzuchtiger | het baatzuchtigst het baatzuchtigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | baatzuchtige | baatzuchtigere | baatzuchtigste |
| n. sing. | baatzuchtig | baatzuchtiger | baatzuchtigste | |
| plural | baatzuchtige | baatzuchtigere | baatzuchtigste | |
| definite | baatzuchtige | baatzuchtigere | baatzuchtigste | |
| partitive | baatzuchtigs | baatzuchtigers | — | |
Derived terms
- baatzuchtigheid
- onbaatzuchtig
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