ernstig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ernstich. Equivalent to ernst (“seriousness”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛrn.stəx/
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  • Hyphenation: ern‧stig

Adjective

ernstig (comparative ernstiger, superlative ernstigst)

  1. serious
    Synonym: serieus

Declension

Declension of ernstig
uninflected ernstig
inflected ernstige
comparative ernstiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ernstig ernstiger het ernstigst
het ernstigste
indefinite m./f. sing. ernstige ernstigere ernstigste
n. sing. ernstig ernstiger ernstigste
plural ernstige ernstigere ernstigste
definite ernstige ernstigere ernstigste
partitive ernstigs ernstigers —

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