handig
See also: händig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch [Term?], from Old Dutch *handag, from Proto-Germanic *handugaz. Corresponds to hand + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑn.dəx/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: han‧dig
Adjective
handig (comparative handiger, superlative handigst)
- handy, convenient, practical
- handy, capable, dexterous
- clever, crafty, cunning
- resourceful, clever
Declension
| Declension of handig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | handig | |||
| inflected | handige | |||
| comparative | handiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | handig | handiger | het handigst het handigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | handige | handigere | handigste |
| n. sing. | handig | handiger | handigste | |
| plural | handige | handigere | handigste | |
| definite | handige | handigere | handigste | |
| partitive | handigs | handigers | — | |
Synonyms
- (convenient): gemakkelijk
- (crafty): sluw
Derived terms
- handige Harry
- handigheid
- handigjes