weerbarstig
Dutch
Etymology
From weer- (“against”) + barsten (“to burst”) + -ig (“-y”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
weerbarstig (comparative weerbarstiger, superlative weerbarstigst)
- rebellious, recalcitrant, unruly
- difficult, pesky (said of problems)
- difficult to shape, inflexible (said of materials)
Declension
| Declension of weerbarstig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | weerbarstig | |||
| inflected | weerbarstige | |||
| comparative | weerbarstiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | weerbarstig | weerbarstiger | het weerbarstigst het weerbarstigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | weerbarstige | weerbarstigere | weerbarstigste |
| n. sing. | weerbarstig | weerbarstiger | weerbarstigste | |
| plural | weerbarstige | weerbarstigere | weerbarstigste | |
| definite | weerbarstige | weerbarstigere | weerbarstigste | |
| partitive | weerbarstigs | weerbarstigers | — | |