digestief

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French digestif, from Latin dīgestīvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdi.ɣɛsˈtif/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: di‧ges‧tief
  • Rhymes: -if

Adjective

digestief (comparative digestiever, superlative digestiefst)

  1. digestive, pertaining to digestion [from late 16th c.]

Declension

Declension of digestief
uninflected digestief
inflected digestieve
comparative digestiever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial digestief digestiever het digestiefst
het digestiefste
indefinite m./f. sing. digestieve digestievere digestiefste
n. sing. digestief digestiever digestiefste
plural digestieve digestievere digestiefste
definite digestieve digestievere digestiefste
partitive digestiefs digestievers —

Noun

digestief n (plural digestieven, diminutive digestiefje n)

  1. digestive (substance aiding digestion) [from late 17th or early 18th c.]
    Een ijskoud glaasje limoncello is een heerlijke digestief hoor. - An icecold glass of limoncello is a delicious digestive

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: digestif
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