Europees
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Europeesch (obsolete)
Etymology
From Europa (“(the continent) Europe”) + -ees, probably influenced by Latin Eurōpaeus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌøː.roːˈpeːs/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): [øː.roˑˈpeːs]
Audio (Belgium): (file)
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): [ʏː.roˑˈpeɪ̯s]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Eu‧ro‧pees
- Rhymes: -eːs
Adjective
Europees (comparative Europeser, superlative meest Europees or Europeest)
- European, related to Europe and its civilisation; or the European Union
- Antonyms: niet-Europees, buiten-Europees
Declension
| Declension of Europees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | Europees | |||
| inflected | Europese | |||
| comparative | Europeser | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | Europees | Europeser | het Europeest het Europeeste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | Europese | Europesere | Europeeste |
| n. sing. | Europees | Europeser | Europeeste | |
| plural | Europese | Europesere | Europeeste | |
| definite | Europese | Europesere | Europeeste | |
| partitive | Europees | Europesers | — | |
Derived terms
- Centraal-Europees
- Europese kanarie
- Europese lynx
- Europese moerasschildpad
- Europese Unie
- Europese zeearend
- Noord-Europees
- Oost-Europees
- West-Europees
- Zuid-Europees
Related terms
Descendants
- Javindo: Eropees
Noun
Europees m (plural Europezen, diminutive Europeesje n, feminine Europese)
- (obsolete) a European (entity)
- Synonyms: Europeaan m, Europeaanse f, Europeeër m