zuinig
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch sunich.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]zuinig (comparative zuiniger, superlative zuinigst)
- economical, careful with expenses
- efficient, not wasteful
- Een zuinige motor ontziet beurs en milieu
- An efficient engine spares wallet and environment
- with a not lenient, sober attitude
Declension
[edit]Declension of zuinig | ||||
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uninflected | zuinig | |||
inflected | zuinige | |||
comparative | zuiniger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | zuinig | zuiniger | het zuinigst het zuinigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | zuinige | zuinigere | zuinigste |
n. sing. | zuinig | zuiniger | zuinigste | |
plural | zuinige | zuinigere | zuinigste | |
definite | zuinige | zuinigere | zuinigste | |
partitive | zuinigs | zuinigers | — |