onnozel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch onnosel, from on- (“not”) +‎ nosel (“dangerous”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈnoː.zəl/
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  • Hyphenation: on‧no‧zel

Adjective

onnozel (comparative onnozeler, superlative onnozelst)

  1. (original, now rare) innocent
  2. naive, gullible
  3. silly, goofy
  4. dumb, stupid
  5. senseless, out of one's mind

Declension

Declension of onnozel
uninflected onnozel
inflected onnozele
comparative onnozeler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial onnozel onnozeler het onnozelst
het onnozelste
indefinite m./f. sing. onnozele onnozelere onnozelste
n. sing. onnozel onnozeler onnozelste
plural onnozele onnozelere onnozelste
definite onnozele onnozelere onnozelste
partitive onnozels onnozelers —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ambonese Malay: onosel
  • Negerhollands: onnosel
  • Petjo: onnoz'l
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