zonderling

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sonderlinc. Equivalent to zonderen +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔn.dər.lɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: zon‧der‧ling

Adjective

zonderling (comparative zonderlinger, superlative zonderlingst)

  1. eccentric, strange, weird

Declension

Declension of zonderling
uninflected zonderling
inflected zonderlinge
comparative zonderlinger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial zonderling zonderlinger het zonderlingst
het zonderlingste
indefinite m./f. sing. zonderlinge zonderlingere zonderlingste
n. sing. zonderling zonderlinger zonderlingste
plural zonderlinge zonderlingere zonderlingste
definite zonderlinge zonderlingere zonderlingste
partitive zonderlings zonderlingers —

Noun

zonderling m (plural zonderlingen, diminutive zonderlingetje n)

  1. a weirdo, eccentric (a person standing out by unusual behaviour or clothing)
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