veilig

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch veilig, from Middle Dutch veilich, from Proto-Germanic *failijaz (“true, familiar, good”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

veilig (attributive veilige, comparative veiliger, superlative veiligste)

1. safe

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch veilich, from Proto-West Germanic *failī (“true, familiar, good”). Note the conflation of the stem with *faliz (“venal”) in cognates Dutch veil (“venal”) and German feil (“venal”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

veilig (comparative veiliger, superlative veiligst)

1. safe

Inflection

Inflection of veilig
uninflected	veilig
inflected	veilige
comparative	veiliger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		veilig	veiliger	het veiligst het veiligste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	veilige	veiligere	veiligste
	n. sing.	veilig	veiliger	veiligste
	plural	veilige	veiligere	veiligste
definite		veilige	veiligere	veiligste
partitive		veiligs	veiligers	—

Adverb

veilig

1. safely

Antonyms

• onveilig

Derived terms

• veiligheid

Related terms

• beveiligen