rampzalig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch rampsalich. Equivalent to ramp (“disaster”) + zalig (“blessed”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌrɑmpˈsaː.ləx/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ramp‧za‧lig
- Rhymes: -aːləx
Adjective
rampzalig (comparative rampzaliger, superlative rampzaligst)
- disastrous
- Synonym: rampspoedig
Declension
| Declension of rampzalig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | rampzalig | |||
| inflected | rampzalige | |||
| comparative | rampzaliger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | rampzalig | rampzaliger | het rampzaligst het rampzaligste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | rampzalige | rampzaligere | rampzaligste |
| n. sing. | rampzalig | rampzaliger | rampzaligste | |
| plural | rampzalige | rampzaligere | rampzaligste | |
| definite | rampzalige | rampzaligere | rampzaligste | |
| partitive | rampzaligs | rampzaligers | — | |
Derived terms
- rampzaligheid
Descendants
- Afrikaans: rampsalig