bestendig

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German beständig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈstɛn.dəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧sten‧dig
  • Rhymes: -ɛndəx

Adjective

bestendig (comparative bestendiger, superlative bestendigst)

  1. lasting, permanent, as in bestendige deputatie (executive college in a Belgian province)
    De bestendige deputatie is het uitvoerend college van een Belgische provincie.
    The permanent deputation is the executive college of a Belgian province.
  2. resistant, enduring
    Deze verf is bestendig tegen extreme weersomstandigheden.
    This paint is resistant to extreme weather conditions.
    De bestendige vriendschap tussen hen duurde al tientallen jaren.
    The enduring friendship between them has lasted for decades.
  3. (in compounds) -proof
    Deze stof is waterbestendig en brandbestendig.
    This fabric is waterproof and fireproof.

Declension

Declension of bestendig
uninflected bestendig
inflected bestendige
comparative bestendiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial bestendig bestendiger het bestendigst
het bestendigste
indefinite m./f. sing. bestendige bestendigere bestendigste
n. sing. bestendig bestendiger bestendigste
plural bestendige bestendigere bestendigste
definite bestendige bestendigere bestendigste
partitive bestendigs bestendigers —

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