Adjective: dartel
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | dartele |
| neuter | dartel |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | dartele |
| Comparative | dartelere |
| Superlative | dartelste |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like dartel
bestendig,
stichtelijk,
meelijwekkend,
seniel,
sappig,
schuin,
scherp,
schalk,
glasachtig,
diepgravend,
sjofel,
ongelijkmatig,
energiebesparend,
smeuïg,
smerig,
slecht,
solied,
soepel,
simpel,
dienstig, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dertel, derten; further etymology unclear. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring forth”); if so, Germanic relatives would include Danish dirre (“to tremble, quiver”) and Swedish darra.
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