onmachtig
Dutch
Alternative forms
- amachtig (obsolete)
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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: on‧mach‧tig
- Rhymes: -ɑxtəx
Adjective
onmachtig (comparative onmachtiger, superlative onmachtigst)
- powerless, lacking (sufficient) power
- incapable, lacking capability, knowledge or command
- unconscious
Inflection
Inflection of onmachtig | ||||
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uninflected | onmachtig | |||
inflected | onmachtige | |||
comparative | onmachtiger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | onmachtig | onmachtiger | het onmachtigst het onmachtigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | onmachtige | onmachtigere | onmachtigste |
n. sing. | onmachtig | onmachtiger | onmachtigste | |
plural | onmachtige | onmachtigere | onmachtigste | |
definite | onmachtige | onmachtigere | onmachtigste | |
partitive | onmachtigs | onmachtigers | — |
Synonyms
- (powerless): krachteloos, machteloos
- (incapable): onbekwaam, onkundig
- (unconscious): bewusteloos, buiten bewustzijn, buiten kennis
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