"fijn" meaning in Dutch

See fijn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɛi̯n/ Audio: Nl-fijn.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯n Etymology: From Middle Dutch fijn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|fijn}} Middle Dutch fijn, {{der|nl|fro|fin}} Old French fin, {{der|nl|la|fīnis}} Latin fīnis Head templates: {{nl-adj}} fijn (comparative fijner, superlative fijnst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: fijner [comparative], fijnst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], fijn [adverbial, positive, predicative], fijner [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het fijnst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het fijnste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], fijne [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], fijnere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], fijnste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], fijn [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], fijner [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], fijnste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], fijne [indefinite, plural, positive], fijnere [comparative, indefinite, plural], fijnste [indefinite, plural, superlative], fijne [definite, positive], fijnere [comparative, definite], fijnste [definite, superlative], fijns [partitive, positive], fijners [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. nice, pleasant
    Sense id: en-fijn-nl-adj-2SXjdE7Q Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 84 5 11
  2. fine, thin
    Sense id: en-fijn-nl-adj-DOIH96sn
  3. delicate, meticulous
    Sense id: en-fijn-nl-adj-rZqPKBP4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fijnheid, fijnmalen, fijnmazig, fijnstraal, fijntjes, fijnzinnig, haarfijn, ragfijn, verfijnen

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for fijn meaning in Dutch (4.9kB)

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    }
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      "word": "fijnheid"
    },
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      "word": "fijnmalen"
    },
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      "word": "fijnmazig"
    },
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      "word": "fijnstraal"
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    },
    {
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      "word": "fijnzinnig"
    },
    {
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      "word": "haarfijn"
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      "word": "ragfijn"
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      "word": "verfijnen"
    }
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          "expansion": "Berbice Creole Dutch: fini",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: fini"
    },
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            "2": "fien",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: fien, fin"
    },
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        }
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      "text": "→ Papiamentu: fini"
    },
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: feni, fini",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sranan Tongo: feni, fini"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
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          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: fini",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: fini"
    },
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Saramaccan: fínu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saramaccan: fínu"
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "fijn"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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    },
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        "3": "fīnis"
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      "form": "fijner",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fijnst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "nl-decl-adj",
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      "form": "fijn",
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        "predicative"
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "het fijnst",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het fijnste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fijne",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fijnere",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "superlative"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
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    {
      "form": "fijnere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fijnste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "positive"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "superlative"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        "nice, pleasant"
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          "delicate",
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      "ipa": "/fɛi̯n/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯n"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/59/Nl-fijn.ogg/Nl-fijn.ogg.mp3",
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      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fijn"
}
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    {
      "word": "grof"
    }
  ],
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old French",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯n",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯n/1 syllable"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "fijnheid"
    },
    {
      "word": "fijnmalen"
    },
    {
      "word": "fijnmazig"
    },
    {
      "word": "fijnstraal"
    },
    {
      "word": "fijntjes"
    },
    {
      "word": "fijnzinnig"
    },
    {
      "word": "haarfijn"
    },
    {
      "word": "ragfijn"
    },
    {
      "word": "verfijnen"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
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            "2": "fien",
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Papiamentu: fini"
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            "1": "srn",
            "2": "feni",
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          "expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: feni, fini",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sranan Tongo: feni, fini"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "fini",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: fini",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: fini"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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            "1": "srm",
            "2": "fínu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Saramaccan: fínu",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Saramaccan: fínu"
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        "3": "fijn"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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        "1": "nl",
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    },
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch fijn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis.",
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    {
      "form": "fijner",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fijnst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nl-decl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fijn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "adverbial",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fijner",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het fijnst",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het fijnste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fijne",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
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        "positive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "fijner",
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        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fijnste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fijne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fijnere",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fijnste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fijne",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "positive"
      ]
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      "form": "fijnere",
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        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fijnste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fijns",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fijners",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "expansion": "fijn (comparative fijner, superlative fijnst)",
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        "nice, pleasant"
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    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "delicate",
          "delicate"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/fɛi̯n/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯n"
    },
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      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fijn"
}

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