sacraal

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacrālis or German sakral, itself from Latin.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːˈkraːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sa‧craal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

sacraal (comparative sacraaler, superlative sacraalst)

  1. holy, sacred [from late 19th c.]
  2. consecrated, cultic, ritual, ritualistic [from early 20th c.]
  3. (anatomy) sacral, pertaining to the sacrum [from mid 20th c.]

Declension

Declension of sacraal
uninflected sacraal
inflected sacraale
comparative sacraaler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial sacraal sacraaler het sacraalst
het sacraalste
indefinite m./f. sing. sacraale sacraalere sacraalste
n. sing. sacraal sacraaler sacraalste
plural sacraale sacraalere sacraalste
definite sacraale sacraalere sacraalste
partitive sacraals sacraalers —

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: sakral

References

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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