sceptisch

Dutch

Etymology

From German skeptisch, a learned borrowing of Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós, “thoughtful, inquiring”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

sceptisch (comparative sceptischer, superlative meest sceptisch or sceptischt)

  1. skeptical, sceptical

Usage notes

In Flanders, people tend to not pronounce the /k/ sound (under the influence of the French pronunciation of sceptique /sɛp.tik/).

Declension

Declension of sceptisch
uninflected sceptisch
inflected sceptische
comparative sceptischer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial sceptisch sceptischer het sceptischt
het sceptischte
indefinite m./f. sing. sceptische sceptischere sceptischte
n. sing. sceptisch sceptischer sceptischte
plural sceptische sceptischere sceptischte
definite sceptische sceptischere sceptischte
partitive sceptisch sceptischers —

See also

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