armetierig

Dutch

Etymology

From arm +‎ -e- +‎ tieren +‎ -ig.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑr.məˈti.rəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -irəx

Adjective

armetierig (comparative armetieriger, superlative armetierigst)

  1. poor
    Synonyms: arm, armoedig, armlastig
  2. shabby
    Synonym: armoedig

Declension

Declension of armetierig
uninflected armetierig
inflected armetierige
comparative armetieriger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial armetierig armetieriger het armetierigst
het armetierigste
indefinite m./f. sing. armetierige armetierigere armetierigste
n. sing. armetierig armetieriger armetierigste
plural armetierige armetierigere armetierigste
definite armetierige armetierigere armetierigste
partitive armetierigs armetierigers

Derived terms

  • armetierigheid

Descendants

  • West Frisian: earmetierich

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “armetierig”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute