listig in Dutch

IPA: /ˈlɪs.təx/ Audio: Nl-listig.ogg

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Etymology: From Middle Dutch listich. Equivalent to list + -ig. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|listich}} Middle Dutch listich, {{suffix|nl|list|ig}} list + -ig Head templates: {{nl-adj}} listig (comparative listiger, superlative listigst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: listiger [comparative], listigst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], listig [adverbial, positive, predicative], listiger [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het listigst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het listigste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], listige [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], listigere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], listigste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], listig [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], listiger [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], listigste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], listige [indefinite, plural, positive], listigere [comparative, indefinite, plural], listigste [indefinite, plural, superlative], listige [definite, positive], listigere [comparative, definite], listigste [definite, superlative], listigs [partitive, positive], listigers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "listig"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "listich"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch listich",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "list",
        "3": "ig"
      },
      "expansion": "list + -ig",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch listich. Equivalent to list + -ig.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "listiger",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listiger",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het listigst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het listigste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listiger",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        "lis",
        "tig"
      ]
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    }
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "listigheid"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cunning, shrewd"
      ],
      "id": "en-listig-nl-adj-c4d-jz~t",
      "links": [
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          "cunning",
          "cunning"
        ],
        [
          "shrewd",
          "shrewd"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "arglistig"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "sluw"
        },
        {
          "word": "doortrapt"
        }
      ]
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    }
  ],
  "word": "listig"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "listigheid"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "listig"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "listich"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch listich",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "list",
        "3": "ig"
      },
      "expansion": "list + -ig",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch listich. Equivalent to list + -ig.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "listiger",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "listig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listiger",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het listigst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het listigste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "listigste",
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "listig",
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      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listiger",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listigers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "listig (comparative listiger, superlative listigst)",
      "name": "nl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "lis",
        "tig"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "nl-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "arglistig"
    }
  ],
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        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms suffixed with -ig",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cunning, shrewd"
      ],
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          "cunning",
          "cunning"
        ],
        [
          "shrewd",
          "shrewd"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɪs.təx/"
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "sluw"
    },
    {
      "word": "doortrapt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "listig"
}

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"listig" meaning in Dutch

Adjective

Inflected forms