Adjective: ijdel
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | ijdele |
| neuter | ijdel |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | ijdele |
| Comparative | ijdelere |
| Superlative | ijdelste |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like ijdel
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 idel, from Old Dutch īdil, from Proto-West Germanic *īdl. Cognate with German eitel, English idle.
2. The common Dutch loss of medial -d- led to the by-forms ijl and iel, which eventually acquired different meanings. See: German Adjectives '
eitel', English Adjectives '
idle'.
Verbs referencing "ijdel"
English Adjectives
idle, German Adjectives
eitel.
Translations