laks in Dutch

IPA: /lɑks/ Audio: Nl-laks.ogg

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Rhymes: -ɑks Etymology: From earlier lax, probably borrowed from Latin laxus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|la|laxus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin laxus Head templates: {{nl-adj}} laks (comparative lakser, superlative meest laks or lakst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: lakser [comparative], meest laks [superlative], lakst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], laks [adverbial, positive, predicative], lakser [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het lakst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het lakste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], lakse [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], laksere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], lakste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], laks [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], lakser [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], lakste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], lakse [indefinite, plural, positive], laksere [comparative, indefinite, plural], lakste [indefinite, plural, superlative], lakse [definite, positive], laksere [comparative, definite], lakste [definite, superlative], laks [partitive, positive], laksers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier lax, probably borrowed from Latin laxus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lakser",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meest laks",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "laks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het lakst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het lakste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laksere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laksere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laksere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakste",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laksers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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      "glosses": [
        "lax (lacking care, negligent)"
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      "ipa": "/lɑks/"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑks"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laks"
}

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    "Dutch adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɑks",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɑks/1 syllable"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "laksheid"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "lakser",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meest laks",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "positive",
        "predicative"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het lakst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het lakste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakse",
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "laks",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lakste",
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      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lakse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laksere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laksere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laksers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "laks (comparative lakser, superlative meest laks or lakst)",
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      ],
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          "lax"
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        "lax (not strict)"
      ],
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        [
          "lax",
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      "ipa": "/lɑks/"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑks"
    }
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}

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"laks" meaning in Dutch

Adjective

Inflected forms