brutaal

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brutael (“savage”), which was borrowed from Middle French brutal (“savage”), from Late Latin brutalis, from Latin brūtus (“crude”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bryˈtaːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bru‧taal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

brutaal (comparative brutaler, superlative brutaalst)

  1. impudent
  2. outspoken
  3. savagely violent

Declension

Declension of brutaal
uninflected brutaal
inflected brutale
comparative brutaler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial brutaal brutaler het brutaalst
het brutaalste
indefinite m./f. sing. brutale brutalere brutaalste
n. sing. brutaal brutaler brutaalste
plural brutale brutalere brutaalste
definite brutale brutalere brutaalste
partitive brutaals brutalers —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: brutal
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