onmachtig

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch onmachtich, from Old Dutch unmahtig, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *unmahtīgaz. By surface analysis, onmacht + -ig or on- + machtig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔ(n)ˈmɑx.təx/, /ˈɔ(n)ˌmɑx.təx/
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  • Hyphenation: on‧mach‧tig
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtəx

Adjective

onmachtig (comparative onmachtiger, superlative onmachtigst)

  1. powerless, lacking (sufficient) power
  2. incapable, lacking capability, knowledge or command
  3. unconscious

Inflection

Inflection of onmachtig
uninflected onmachtig
inflected onmachtige
comparative onmachtiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial onmachtigonmachtigerhet onmachtigst
het onmachtigste
indefinite m./f. sing. onmachtigeonmachtigereonmachtigste
n. sing. onmachtigonmachtigeronmachtigste
plural onmachtigeonmachtigereonmachtigste
definite onmachtigeonmachtigereonmachtigste
partitive onmachtigsonmachtigers

Synonyms

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