geduldig

Dutch

Etymology

From geduld +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈdʏl.dəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʏldəx

Adjective

geduldig (comparative geduldiger, superlative geduldigst)

  1. patient (ability or willingness to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering)
    Antonym: ongeduldig

Declension

Declension of geduldig
uninflected geduldig
inflected geduldige
comparative geduldiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial geduldig geduldiger het geduldigst
het geduldigste
indefinite m./f. sing. geduldige geduldigere geduldigste
n. sing. geduldig geduldiger geduldigste
plural geduldige geduldigere geduldigste
definite geduldige geduldigere geduldigste
partitive geduldigs geduldigers

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: geduldig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gedultic, from Old High German gidultig; By surface analysis, Geduld +‎ -ig. Cognates include Dutch geduldig and Old English geþyldig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈdʊldɪç/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

geduldig (strong nominative masculine singular geduldiger, comparative geduldiger, superlative am geduldigsten)

  1. patient (ability or willingness to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering)
    Antonym: ungeduldig
    Sei geduldig, das braucht Zeit.
    Be patient, this takes time.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • geduldig” in Duden online
  • geduldig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache