delicaat

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch delicaet, from Middle French delicat, from Latin dēlicātus (“alluring”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.liˈkaːt/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧caat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Adjective

delicaat (comparative delicater, superlative delicaatst)

  1. delicate, fine
    Synonyms: fijn, teer

Declension

Declension of delicaat
uninflected delicaat
inflected delicate
comparative delicater
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial delicaat delicater het delicaatst
het delicaatste
indefinite m./f. sing. delicate delicatere delicaatste
n. sing. delicaat delicater delicaatste
plural delicate delicatere delicaatste
definite delicate delicatere delicaatste
partitive delicaats delicaters —

References

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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