eigenwijs in Dutch

IPA: /ˌɛi̯ɣə(n)ˈʋɛi̯s/ Audio: Nl-eigenwijs.ogg

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Rhymes: -ɛi̯s Etymology: From Middle Dutch eigenwijs, probably from Middle Low German eigenwīs. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|eigenwijs}} Middle Dutch eigenwijs, {{der|nl|gml|eigenwīs}} Middle Low German eigenwīs Head templates: {{nl-adj|eigenwijzer}} eigenwijs (comparative eigenwijzer, superlative meest eigenwijs or eigenwijst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|eigenwijze}} Forms: eigenwijzer [comparative], meest eigenwijs [superlative], eigenwijst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], eigenwijs [adverbial, positive, predicative], eigenwijzer [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het eigenwijst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het eigenwijste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], eigenwijze [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], eigenwijzere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], eigenwijste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], eigenwijs [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], eigenwijzer [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], eigenwijste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], eigenwijze [indefinite, plural, positive], eigenwijzere [comparative, indefinite, plural], eigenwijste [indefinite, plural, superlative], eigenwijze [definite, positive], eigenwijzere [comparative, definite], eigenwijste [definite, superlative], eigenwijs [partitive, positive], eigenwijzers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

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"eigenwijs" meaning in Dutch

Adjective