verknocht

Dutch

Etymology

This adjective arose form the former irregular past participle of verknopen (“to tie together”), it was similar to other weak verbs with a -cht participle like kopen. When the verb was regularized, the participle was maintained as a distinct adjective.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈknɔxt/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧knocht
  • Rhymes: -ɔxt

Adjective

verknocht (comparative verknochter, superlative meest verknocht)

  1. emotionally attached, devoted, wedded

Declension

Declension of verknocht
uninflected verknocht
inflected verknochte
comparative verknochter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial verknocht verknochter het meest verknocht
het meest verknochte
indefinite m./f. sing. verknochte verknochtere meest verknochte
n. sing. verknocht verknochter meest verknochte
plural verknochte verknochtere meest verknochte
definite verknochte verknochtere meest verknochte
partitive verknochts verknochters —

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • verknochtheid
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