preuts
Dutch
Alternative forms
- preutsch (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch preus, also prues, pruets, from Old French preux, proz, from Latin prōdest (“it is useful”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -øːts
- IPA(key): /prøːts/
Adjective
preuts (comparative preutser, superlative meest preuts or preutst)
- prudish, exaggeratedly proper, modest
- (Belgium) proud, haughty
- (obsolete) bold, daring; courageous
- (obsolete) vivid, lively, fiery, elated
- (obsolete) unchaste, immodest
- (archaic) noble, righteous
Declension
| Declension of preuts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | preuts | |||
| inflected | preutse | |||
| comparative | preutser | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | preuts | preutser | het preutst het preutste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | preutse | preutsere | preutste |
| n. sing. | preuts | preutser | preutste | |
| plural | preutse | preutsere | preutste | |
| definite | preutse | preutsere | preutste | |
| partitive | preuts | preutsers | — | |
Derived terms
- allerpreutsst (adjective)
- preutaard m
- preuterik m
- preutselijk (adjective)
- preutserigheid
- preutsheid
- preutsig (adjective)