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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch vardich, verdich, vaerdich, originally meaning “ready for departure”. Equivalent to vaart (journey) +‎ -ig. Cognate with German fertig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːrdəx/
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Adjective

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vaardig (comparative vaardiger, superlative vaardigst)

  1. skillful
  2. (archaic) ready

Declension

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Declension of vaardig
uninflected vaardig
inflected vaardige
comparative vaardiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vaardig vaardiger het vaardigst
het vaardigste
indefinite m./f. sing. vaardige vaardigere vaardigste
n. sing. vaardig vaardiger vaardigste
plural vaardige vaardigere vaardigste
definite vaardige vaardigere vaardigste
partitive vaardigs vaardigers

Derived terms

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