braaf
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo. More at brave.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /braːf/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: braaf
- Rhymes: -aːf
Adjective
braaf (comparative braver, superlative braafst)
- well-behaved, obedient
- (dated) honorable, virtuous
Declension
| Declension of braaf | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | braaf | |||
| inflected | brave | |||
| comparative | braver | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | braaf | braver | het braafst het braafste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | brave | bravere | braafste |
| n. sing. | braaf | braver | braafste | |
| plural | brave | bravere | braafste | |
| definite | brave | bravere | braafste | |
| partitive | braafs | bravers | — | |
Synonyms
- eerzaam
- (virtuous): deugdzaam
- (obedient): gehoorzaam
Descendants
- Negerhollands: braav