eigenaardig
Dutch
Etymology
From eigen (“own”) + aard (“nature, character, disposition”) + -ig (adjectival suffix), calque of German eigenartig: “having a nature of its own”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛi̯.ɣəˈnaːr.dəx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ei‧gen‧aar‧dig
Adjective
eigenaardig (comparative eigenaardiger, superlative eigenaardigst)
Inflection
| Inflection of eigenaardig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | eigenaardig | |||
| inflected | eigenaardige | |||
| comparative | eigenaardiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | eigenaardig | eigenaardiger | het eigenaardigst het eigenaardigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | eigenaardige | eigenaardigere | eigenaardigste |
| n. sing. | eigenaardig | eigenaardiger | eigenaardigste | |
| plural | eigenaardige | eigenaardigere | eigenaardigste | |
| definite | eigenaardige | eigenaardigere | eigenaardigste | |
| partitive | eigenaardigs | eigenaardigers | — | |
Derived terms
- eigenaardigheid (“idiosyncrasy, peculiarity”)
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