flauw

Dutch

Etymology

Possibly through Middle Dutch vlau (“limp, weak”) from Old French flou;[1] see further at French flou. If so, a doublet of Dutch flou.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

flauw (comparative flauwer, superlative flauwst)

  1. boring, tasteless, uninspired
    Hij haalt soms de flauwste grappen uit! - He pulls the lamest pranks sometimes!
  2. languid, weak
  3. (concept) vague, hazy
    Geen flauw idee! - Not the faintest idea!
  4. (flavour) tasteless, bland

Inflection
Inflection of flauw
uninflected flauw
inflected flauwe
comparative flauwer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial flauwflauwerhet flauwst
het flauwste
indefinite m./f. sing. flauweflauwereflauwste
n. sing. flauwflauwerflauwste
plural flauweflauwereflauwste
definite flauweflauwereflauwste
partitive flauwsflauwers—

Descendants
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: flau
  • Negerhollands: flaau
  • → Aukan: faaw
  • → Papiamentu: flou

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flauw”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.