moreel
Dutch
Etymology
From earlier moraal, morael, borrowed from French moral. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moːˈreːl/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: mo‧reel
- Rhymes: -eːl
Adjective
moreel (comparative moreler, superlative moreelst)
- moral [from late 18th c.]
Declension
| Declension of moreel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | moreel | |||
| inflected | morele | |||
| comparative | moreler | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | moreel | moreler | het moreelst het moreelste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | morele | morelere | moreelste |
| n. sing. | moreel | moreler | moreelste | |
| plural | morele | morelere | moreelste | |
| definite | morele | morelere | moreelste | |
| partitive | moreels | morelers | — | |
Alternative forms
- moraal (obsolete)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: morel
Noun
moreel f or n (uncountable)
- obsolete form of moraal
- morale
- Zulk slecht leiderschap verklaart het lage moreel van de troepen. ― Such poor leadership explains the low morale of the troops.
Usage notes
In the obsolete sense of moral, the gender of the term is usually feminine; in the sense of morale, its gender is neuter.