energiezuinig
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of energie (“energy”) + zuinig (“thrifty, frugal”).
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /eː.nərˌʒiˈzœy̯.nəx/, /eː.nɛrˌʒiˈzœy̯.nəx/, /ˌeː.nər.ʒiˈzœy̯.nəx/, /ˌeː.nɛr.ʒiˈzœy̯.nəx/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /eː.nərˈɣiˌzœy̯.nəx/, /eː.nɛrˈɣiˌzœy̯.nəx/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: e‧ner‧gie‧zui‧nig
Adjective
energiezuinig (comparative energiezuiniger, superlative energiezuinigst)
- energy-efficient, energy-saving
Declension
| Declension of energiezuinig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | energiezuinig | |||
| inflected | energiezuinige | |||
| comparative | energiezuiniger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | energiezuinig | energiezuiniger | het energiezuinigst het energiezuinigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | energiezuinige | energiezuinigere | energiezuinigste |
| n. sing. | energiezuinig | energiezuiniger | energiezuinigste | |
| plural | energiezuinige | energiezuinigere | energiezuinigste | |
| definite | energiezuinige | energiezuinigere | energiezuinigste | |
| partitive | energiezuinigs | energiezuinigers | — | |
Derived terms
- energiezuinigheid