"letterlijk" meaning in Dutch

See letterlijk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɛ.tər.lək/ Audio: Nl-letterlijk.ogg
Etymology: From Middle Dutch letterlijc. Equivalent to letter + -lijk. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|letterlijc}} Middle Dutch letterlijc, {{suffix|nl|letter|lijk}} letter + -lijk Head templates: {{nl-adj}} letterlijk (comparative letterlijker, superlative letterlijkst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: letterlijker [comparative], letterlijkst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], letterlijk [adverbial, positive, predicative], letterlijker [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het letterlijkst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het letterlijkste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], letterlijke [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], letterlijkere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], letterlijkste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], letterlijk [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], letterlijker [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], letterlijkste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], letterlijke [indefinite, plural, positive], letterlijkere [comparative, indefinite, plural], letterlijkste [indefinite, plural, superlative], letterlijke [definite, positive], letterlijkere [comparative, definite], letterlijkste [definite, superlative], letterlijks [partitive, positive], letterlijkers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. literal
    Sense id: en-letterlijk-nl-adj-gp-NhItE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0

Adverb

IPA: /ˈlɛ.tər.lək/ Audio: Nl-letterlijk.ogg
Etymology: From Middle Dutch letterlijc. Equivalent to letter + -lijk. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|letterlijc}} Middle Dutch letterlijc, {{suffix|nl|letter|lijk}} letter + -lijk Head templates: {{nl-adv}} letterlijk
  1. literally
    Sense id: en-letterlijk-nl-adv-Bhb9Iryc Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -lijk Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -lijk: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "word": "figuurlijk"
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      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "letterlik"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
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      "word": "leterlek"
    }
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      "letter",
      "letter#Dutch"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "letter",
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch letterlijc. Equivalent to letter + -lijk.",
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  "pos": "adv",
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ.tər.lək/"
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    },
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      "form": "letterlijkst",
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        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "nl-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "letterlijk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "letterlijker",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "comparative",
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    },
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      "form": "het letterlijkst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "het letterlijkste",
      "source": "declension",
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "positive"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "letterlijkste",
      "source": "declension",
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        "superlative"
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    },
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      "form": "letterlijke",
      "source": "declension",
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        "positive"
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    },
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      "form": "letterlijkere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
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    },
    {
      "form": "letterlijkste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "letterlijks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "letterlijkers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ.tər.lək/"
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  "word": "letterlijk"
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      "word": "figuurlijk"
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    "Dutch terms suffixed with -lijk",
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      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "letterlik"
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      "lang_code": "id",
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      "expansion": "letterlijk",
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ.tər.lək/"
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      "form": "letterlijkere",
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    },
    {
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