vuil

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch vuil, from Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

vuil (attributive vuile, comparative vuiler, superlative vuilste)

  1. obscene, indecent, dirty
  2. dishonorable

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl. The adjective is from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, the noun from Proto-Germanic *fūlą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pū-, *pew-. Akin to English foul, German faul, Danish and Swedish ful.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

vuil (comparative vuiler, superlative vuilst)

  1. foul, dirty, filthy
  2. obscene, lewd
  3. dishonorable
  4. illegal, improper
  5. (nautical) fouled, having its wetted surface polluted by marine organisms

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of vuil
uninflected vuil
inflected vuile
comparative vuiler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vuil vuiler het vuilst
het vuilste
indefinite m./f. sing. vuile vuilere vuilste
n. sing. vuil vuiler vuilste
plural vuile vuilere vuilste
definite vuile vuilere vuilste
partitive vuils vuilers —

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: vuil
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fili
  • Negerhollands: väul
  • Petjo: vuil

Noun[edit]

vuil n (uncountable, diminutive vuiltje n)

  1. dirt, filth
  2. garbage, trash, waste, litter

Derived terms[edit]

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