minderwaardig

Dutch

Etymology

From minder (“less, fewer”) +‎ -waardig (“worthy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɪn.dərˈʋaːr.dəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: min‧der‧waar‧dig
  • Rhymes: -aːrdəx

Adjective

minderwaardig (comparative minderwaardiger, superlative minderwaardigst)

  1. inferior; low in quality
    Synonym: inferieur
  2. third-rate

Declension

Declension of minderwaardig
uninflected minderwaardig
inflected minderwaardige
comparative minderwaardiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial minderwaardig minderwaardiger het minderwaardigst
het minderwaardigste
indefinite m./f. sing. minderwaardige minderwaardigere minderwaardigste
n. sing. minderwaardig minderwaardiger minderwaardigste
plural minderwaardige minderwaardigere minderwaardigste
definite minderwaardige minderwaardigere minderwaardigste
partitive minderwaardigs minderwaardigers —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: minder waerdig
  • → Indonesian: minderwaardig, minder

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch minderwaardig (“inferior; low in quality; third-rate”).

Adjective

minderwaardig (comparative lebih minderwaardig, superlative paling minderwaardig)

  1. (rare) insecure

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