vederlicht

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • veerlicht

Etymology

Compound of veder (“feather”) +‎ licht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌveː.dərˈlɪxt/, /ˈveː.dərˌlɪxt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ve‧der‧licht
  • Rhymes: -ɪxt

Adjective

vederlicht (not comparable)

  1. light as a feather, very light (having little weight; having little substance)

Usage notes

  • Although veder by itself is a dated form with veer being the standard, the form veerlicht is rare compared to vederlicht in modern usage.

Declension

Declension of vederlicht
uninflected vederlicht
inflected vederlichte
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial vederlicht
indefinite m./f. sing. vederlichte
n. sing. vederlicht
plural vederlichte
definite vederlichte
partitive vederlichts
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