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[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]vinnig (attributive vinnige, comparative vinniger, superlative vinnigste)
Dutch
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch vinnich. Apparently unrelated to vin (“fin”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adjective
[edit]vinnig (comparative vinniger, superlative vinnigst)
- unfriendly in a brusque way, mean, acrimonious
- Synonym: snibbig
Declension
[edit]Declension of vinnig | ||||
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uninflected | vinnig | |||
inflected | vinnige | |||
comparative | vinniger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | vinnig | vinniger | het vinnigst het vinnigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | vinnige | vinnigere | vinnigste |
n. sing. | vinnig | vinniger | vinnigste | |
plural | vinnige | vinnigere | vinnigste | |
definite | vinnige | vinnigere | vinnigste | |
partitive | vinnigs | vinnigers | — |
Etymology 2
[edit]From vin (“fin”) -ig (“-y”).
Adjective
[edit]vinnig (not comparable)
- having fins
Declension
[edit]Declension of vinnig | ||||
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uninflected | vinnig | |||
inflected | vinnige | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | vinnig | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | vinnige | ||
n. sing. | vinnig | |||
plural | vinnige | |||
definite | vinnige | |||
partitive | vinnigs |