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sjofel
sjofel
Danish
Adjective
sjofel
Inflection
| Inflection of sjofel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | sjofel | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | sjofelt | — | —2 |
| Plural | sjofle | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | sjofle | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Derived terms
- sjofelhed c
- sjofert c
- sjofle verb
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃoː.fəl/
Etymology
Either a borrowing from German schofel from Yiddish or a direct borrowing from Yiddish שפֿל (shofl, “shabby”), from Hebrew שָׁפָל (šāfāl, “low, humble”).
Adjective
sjofel (comparative sjofeler, superlative sjofelst)
Inflection
| Inflection of sjofel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | sjofel | |||
| inflected | sjofele | |||
| comparative | sjofeler | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | sjofel | sjofeler | het sjofelst het sjofelste |
|
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | sjofele | sjofelere | sjofelste |
| n. sing. | sjofel | sjofeler | sjofelste | |
| plural | sjofele | sjofelere | sjofelste | |
| definite | sjofele | sjofelere | sjofelste | |
| partitive | sjofels | sjofelers | — | |
Derived terms
- sjofelaar
- sjofelheid
- sjofeltjes