onnozel

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch onnosel, from on- (not) +‎ nosel (dangerous).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈnoː.zəl/
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  • Hyphenation: on‧no‧zel

Adjective[edit]

onnozel (comparative onnozeler, superlative onnozelst)

  1. (original, now rare) innocent
  2. naive, gullible
  3. silly, goofy
  4. dumb, stupid
  5. senseless, out of one's mind

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of onnozel
uninflected onnozel
inflected onnozele
comparative onnozeler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial onnozel onnozeler het onnozelst
het onnozelste
indefinite m./f. sing. onnozele onnozelere onnozelste
n. sing. onnozel onnozeler onnozelste
plural onnozele onnozelere onnozelste
definite onnozele onnozelere onnozelste
partitive onnozels onnozelers

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Ambonese Malay: onosel
  • Negerhollands: onnosel
  • Petjo: onnoz'l