"ijdel" meaning in Dutch

See ijdel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛi̯.dəl/ Audio: Nl-ijdel.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯dəl Etymology: From Middle Dutch idel, from Old Dutch īdil, from Proto-West Germanic *īdl. Cognate with German eitel, English idle. The common Dutch loss of medial -d- led to the by-forms ijl and iel, which eventually acquired different meanings. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|idel}} Middle Dutch idel, {{inh|nl|odt|īdil}} Old Dutch īdil, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*īdl}} Proto-West Germanic *īdl, {{cog|de|eitel}} German eitel, {{cog|en|idle}} English idle Head templates: {{nl-adj}} ijdel (comparative ijdeler, superlative ijdelst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: ijdeler [comparative], ijdelst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], ijdel [adverbial, positive, predicative], ijdeler [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het ijdelst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het ijdelste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], ijdele [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], ijdelere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], ijdelste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], ijdel [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], ijdeler [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], ijdelste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], ijdele [indefinite, plural, positive], ijdelere [comparative, indefinite, plural], ijdelste [indefinite, plural, superlative], ijdele [definite, positive], ijdelere [comparative, definite], ijdelste [definite, superlative], ijdels [partitive, positive], ijdelers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. vain, overly proud (of one's appearance, status etc.)
    Sense id: en-ijdel-nl-adj-dSNj2Qnb
  2. idle, in vain, unfounded
    Sense id: en-ijdel-nl-adj-w3i1QmrG
  3. petty, mere, insignificant, worthless
    Sense id: en-ijdel-nl-adj-8V3Oic~s Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 25 16 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 0 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 0 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ijdelheid, ijdeltuit, verijdelen 
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ijdelheid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ijdeltuit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "verijdelen"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "ydel"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "yl"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "iedel"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "idel"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "īdil"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch īdil",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*īdl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *īdl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "eitel"
      },
      "expansion": "German eitel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "idle"
      },
      "expansion": "English idle",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch idel, from Old Dutch īdil, from Proto-West Germanic *īdl. Cognate with German eitel, English idle.\nThe common Dutch loss of medial -d- led to the by-forms ijl and iel, which eventually acquired different meanings.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ijdeler",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ijdelst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "positive",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "het ijdelste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ijdele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ijdelere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ijdele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ijdelere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ijdelste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ijdele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ijdelere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ijdelste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ijdels",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ijdelers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ijdel (comparative ijdeler, superlative ijdelst)",
      "name": "nl-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "vain, overly proud (of one's appearance, status etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ijdel-nl-adj-dSNj2Qnb",
      "links": [
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "idle, in vain, unfounded"
      ],
      "id": "en-ijdel-nl-adj-w3i1QmrG",
      "links": [
        [
          "idle",
          "idle"
        ],
        [
          "in vain",
          "in vain"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "25 16 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 0 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 0 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "petty, mere, insignificant, worthless"
      ],
      "id": "en-ijdel-nl-adj-8V3Oic~s",
      "links": [
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          "petty",
          "petty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛi̯.dəl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-ijdel.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/Nl-ijdel.ogg/Nl-ijdel.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Nl-ijdel.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯dəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ijdel"
}

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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Pages with entries",
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      "word": "ijdelheid"
    },
    {
      "word": "ijdeltuit"
    },
    {
      "word": "verijdelen"
    }
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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "ydel"
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      "word": "yl"
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "ijdeler",
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        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "het ijdelst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
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    {
      "form": "het ijdelste",
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        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
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        "masculine",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural",
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      "form": "ijdelere",
      "source": "declension",
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        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "ijdelste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ijdele",
      "source": "declension",
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        "positive"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ijdelste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ijdels",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ijdelers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
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        "superlative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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      ],
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛi̯.dəl/"
    },
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      "audio": "Nl-ijdel.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯dəl"
    }
  ],
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}

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