Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch ernstich. Equivalent to ernst (“seriousness”) + -ig (“-y”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ernstig (comparative ernstiger, superlative ernstigst)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of ernstig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | ernstig | |||
| inflected | ernstige | |||
| comparative | ernstiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | ernstig | ernstiger | het ernstigst het ernstigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | ernstige | ernstigere | ernstigste |
| n. sing. | ernstig | ernstiger | ernstigste | |
| plural | ernstige | ernstigere | ernstigste | |
| definite | ernstige | ernstigere | ernstigste | |
| partitive | ernstigs | ernstigers | — | |
Derived terms
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