akelig

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch akelich, which comes from akel (suffering) +‎ -ich, from Old Dutch *akan, from Proto-West Germanic *akan. Related to German eklig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.kə.ləx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ake‧lig

Adjective

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akelig (comparative akeliger, superlative akeligst)

  1. unpleasant, eerie
  2. nasty, unfriendly

Declension

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Declension of akelig
uninflected akelig
inflected akelige
comparative akeliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial akelig akeliger het akeligst
het akeligste
indefinite m./f. sing. akelige akeligere akeligste
n. sing. akelig akeliger akeligste
plural akelige akeligere akeligste
definite akelige akeligere akeligste
partitive akeligs akeligers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: aaklig
  • Papiamentu: akelik (dated)