aftands
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch aftands. Equivalent to af + tand + -s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afˈtants/
Adjective
aftands (used only predicatively, comparative aftandser, superlative aftandsste)
Related terms
- aftandig
Dutch
Alternative forms
- aftandsch (obsolete)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑfˈtɑnts/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: af‧tands
- Rhymes: -ɑnts
Adjective
aftands (comparative aftandser, superlative meest aftands or aftandst)
- run-down, dilapidated
- old, (almost) losing one's teeth
- (obsolete, of horses) having fully grown teeth
Declension
| Declension of aftands | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | aftands | |||
| inflected | aftandse | |||
| comparative | aftandser | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | aftands | aftandser | het aftandst het aftandste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | aftandse | aftandsere | aftandste |
| n. sing. | aftands | aftandser | aftandste | |
| plural | aftandse | aftandsere | aftandste | |
| definite | aftandse | aftandsere | aftandste | |
| partitive | aftands | aftandsers | — | |
Related terms
- aftandig
Descendants
- Afrikaans: aftands