Adjective: duchtig
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | duchtige |
| neuter | duchtig |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | duchtige |
| Comparative | duchtigere |
| Superlative | duchtigste |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like duchtig
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
1. From Middle Dutch duchtich, from Old Dutch *duhtig, from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg. Equivalent to modern deugen (“to be virtuous”) + -ig. Originally an adjective, but chiefly used as an adverb in modern Dutch.
2. Cognate with German tüchtig (“efficient, capable, hard, competent, big”), English doughty, Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”). See: German Adjectives '
tüchtig', English Adjectives '
doughty'.
Verbs referencing "duchtig"
English Adjectives
doughty, German Adjectives
tüchtig.
Translations