tevergeefs

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch tevergeves. Equivalent to a univerbation of te +‎ vergeefs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌtə.vərˈɣeːfs/, /ˌtə.vɛrˈɣeːfs/
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  • Hyphenation: te‧ver‧geefs
  • Rhymes: -eːfs

Adverb

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tevergeefs

  1. in vain

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: tevergeefs

Adjective

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tevergeefs (not comparable)

  1. in vain, pointless, futile

Declension

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Declension of tevergeefs
uninflected tevergeefs
inflected tevergeefse
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial tevergeefs
indefinite m./f. sing. tevergeefse
n. sing. tevergeefs
plural tevergeefse
definite tevergeefse
partitive tevergeefs