zuinig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sunich.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzœy̯.nəx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: zui‧nig
Adjective
zuinig (comparative zuiniger, superlative zuinigst)
- economical, careful with expenses
- efficient, not wasteful
- Een zuinige motor ontziet beurs en milieu
- An efficient engine spares wallet and environment
- with a not lenient, sober attitude
Inflection
| Inflection of zuinig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | zuinig | |||
| inflected | zuinige | |||
| comparative | zuiniger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | zuinig | zuiniger | het zuinigst het zuinigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | zuinige | zuinigere | zuinigste |
| n. sing. | zuinig | zuiniger | zuinigste | |
| plural | zuinige | zuinigere | zuinigste | |
| definite | zuinige | zuinigere | zuinigste | |
| partitive | zuinigs | zuinigers | — | |
Derived terms
- bezuinigen
- wegbezuinigen
- uitzuinigen
- zuinigheid
- zuinigjes
See also
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