armzalig

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German armselig. Analysed as arm (“poor”) +‎ zalig (“blessed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑrmˈzaː.ləx/
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  • Hyphenation: arm‧za‧lig
  • Rhymes: -aːləx

Adjective

armzalig

  1. pitiful, miserable, paltry
    De hulptroepen bivakkeerden tijdens de veldtocht in armzalige krotten.
    The auxiliary troops bivouacked in shabby shanties during the military campaign.

Inflection
Inflection of armzalig
uninflected armzalig
inflected armzalige
comparative armzaliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial armzaligarmzaligerhet armzaligst
het armzaligste
indefinite m./f. sing. armzaligearmzaligerearmzaligste
n. sing. armzaligarmzaligerarmzaligste
plural armzaligearmzaligerearmzaligste
definite armzaligearmzaligerearmzaligste
partitive armzaligsarmzaligers—

Derived terms
  • armzaligheid
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