flexibel
See also: flexíbel
Dutch
Etymology
From French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectere (to bend); cognate with German flexibel, but not recorded in Middle Dutch.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
flexibel (comparative flexibeler, superlative flexibelst)
Inflection
| Inflection of flexibel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | flexibel | |||
| inflected | flexibele | |||
| comparative | flexibeler | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | flexibel | flexibeler | het flexibelst het flexibelste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | flexibele | flexibelere | flexibelste |
| n. sing. | flexibel | flexibeler | flexibelste | |
| plural | flexibele | flexibelere | flexibelste | |
| definite | flexibele | flexibelere | flexibelste | |
| partitive | flexibels | flexibelers | — | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: fleksibel
German
Etymology
From Latin flexibilis, from flectere (“to bend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flɛˈksiːbl̩/
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Adjective
flexibel (strong nominative masculine singular flexibler, comparative flexibler, superlative am flexibelsten)
- flexible (easily bent without breaking)
- Synonym: biegsam
- Antonyms: unflexibel, inflexibel
Declension
Positive forms of flexibel
Comparative forms of flexibel
Superlative forms of flexibel
Related terms
- Flexibilität f (“flexibility”)
Swedish
Adjective
flexibel (comparative flexiblare, superlative flexiblast)
- flexible (able to adapt or be adapted to circumstances)
Declension
| Inflection of flexibel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | flexibel | flexiblare | flexiblast |
| Neuter singular | flexibelt | flexiblare | flexiblast |
| Plural | flexibla | flexiblare | flexiblast |
| Masculine plural3 | flexible | flexiblare | flexiblast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | flexible | flexiblare | flexiblaste |
| All | flexibla | flexiblare | flexiblaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms
- flexibilitet (“flexibility”)
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