sacraal

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacrālis or German sakral, itself from Latin.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saːˈkraːl/
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  • Hyphenation: sa‧craal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

sacraal (comparative sacraaler, superlative sacraalst)

  1. holy, sacred [from late 19th c.]
  2. consecrated, cultic, ritual, ritualistic [from early 20th c.]
  3. (anatomy) sacral, pertaining to the sacrum [from mid 20th c.]

Inflection
Inflection of sacraal
uninflected sacraal
inflected sacraale
comparative sacraaler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial sacraalsacraalerhet sacraalst
het sacraalste
indefinite m./f. sing. sacraalesacraaleresacraalste
n. sing. sacraalsacraalersacraalste
plural sacraalesacraaleresacraalste
definite sacraalesacraaleresacraalste
partitive sacraalssacraalers—

References
  1. Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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