volksetymologisch
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German volksetymologisch. Equivalent to volksetymologie + -isch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔlks.eː.ti.moːˌloː.ɣis/, /ˌvɔlks.eː.ti.moːˈloː.ɣis/
- Hyphenation: volks‧ety‧mo‧lo‧gisch
Adjective
volksetymologisch (not comparable)
- folk-etymological, pertaining to folk etymology (modification of a word or its spelling resulting from a misunderstanding of its etymology)
- folk-etymological, pertaining to folk etymology (incorrect etymology based on an inexpert misunderstanding)
Declension
| Declension of volksetymologisch | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | volksetymologisch | |||
| inflected | volksetymologische | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | volksetymologisch | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | volksetymologische | ||
| n. sing. | volksetymologisch | |||
| plural | volksetymologische | |||
| definite | volksetymologische | |||
| partitive | volksetymologisch | |||
German
Etymology
Volksetymologie (“folk etymology”) + -isch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɔlksʔetymoˌloːɡɪʃ]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: volks‧ety‧mo‧lo‧gisch
Adjective
volksetymologisch (strong nominative masculine singular volksetymologischer, not comparable)
- folketymological/folk-etymological
Declension
Positive forms of volksetymologisch (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “volksetymologisch” in Duden online