Congolees
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Kongolees (superseded)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɔŋ.ɣoːˈleːs/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Con‧go‧lees
- Rhymes: -eːs
Noun
Congolees m (plural Congolezen, diminutive Congoleesje n, feminine Congolese)
- Congolese (a person from the Congo or any Congolese state)
Adjective
Congolees (comparative Congoleser, superlative meest Congolees or Congoleest)
- Congolese (of, from, or pertaining to the Congo or any Congolese state)
Declension
| Declension of Congolees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | Congolees | |||
| inflected | Congolese | |||
| comparative | Congoleser | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | Congolees | Congoleser | het Congoleest het Congoleeste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | Congolese | Congolesere | Congoleeste |
| n. sing. | Congolees | Congoleser | Congoleeste | |
| plural | Congolese | Congolesere | Congoleeste | |
| definite | Congolese | Congolesere | Congoleeste | |
| partitive | Congolees | Congolesers | — | |
Derived terms
References
- “Congolees” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]