siek
See also: Siek
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch ziek (“sick”), from Middle Dutch siek (“sick”), from Old Dutch *sioc (“sick”), from Proto-Germanic *seukaz (“sick”), from the verb *seukaną (“to be sick”), from Proto-Indo-European *seug- (“to be troubled or grieved”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sik/
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Adjective
siek (attributive siek, comparative sieker, superlative siekste)
Inflection
predicative | attributive | independent | partitive | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||||
positive | siek | sieke | siekes | sieks | |
comparative | sieker | siekere | siekeres | siekers | |
superlative | siekste | siekstes | — |
Derived terms
Middle English
Adjective
siek
- alternative form of sik