zelfstandig
Dutch
Etymology
From zelf- + stand + -ig, calque of German selbstständig. First attested in the late sixteenth century. Compare also English selfstanding.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌzɛlfˈstɑn.dəx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: zelf‧stan‧dig
Adjective
zelfstandig (comparative zelfstandiger, superlative zelfstandigst)
Inflection
| Inflection of zelfstandig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | zelfstandig | |||
| inflected | zelfstandige | |||
| comparative | zelfstandiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | zelfstandig | zelfstandiger | het zelfstandigst het zelfstandigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | zelfstandige | zelfstandigere | zelfstandigste |
| n. sing. | zelfstandig | zelfstandiger | zelfstandigste | |
| plural | zelfstandige | zelfstandigere | zelfstandigste | |
| definite | zelfstandige | zelfstandigere | zelfstandigste | |
| partitive | zelfstandigs | zelfstandigers | — | |
Derived terms
- verzelfstandigen
- zelfstandig naamwoord
- zelfstandigheid
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