nidkær

Danish

Etymology

Shortened from the obsolete term nidkærlighed. Equivalently, nid (“envy, hatred”) +‎ -kær (“-liking”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈniðˠˌkʰɛːˀɐ̯]

Adjective

nidkær

  1. pedantic
  2. relentless
  3. zealous

Inflection

Inflection of nidkær
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular nidkær — —2
indefinite neuter singular nidkært — —2
plural nidkære — —2
definite attributive1 nidkære — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

  • nidkærhed

References

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