sacraal

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacrālis or German sakral, itself from Latin.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saːˈkraːl/
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  • Hyphenation: sa‧craal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

sacraal (comparative sacraaler, superlative sacraalst)

  1. holy, sacred [from late 19th c.]
  2. consecrated, cultic, ritual, ritualistic [from early 20th c.]
  3. (anatomy) sacral, pertaining to the sacrum [from mid 20th c.]

Inflection
Inflection of sacraal
uninflected sacraal
inflected sacraale
comparative sacraaler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial sacraalsacraalerhet sacraalst
het sacraalste
indefinite m./f. sing. sacraalesacraaleresacraalste
n. sing. sacraalsacraalersacraalste
plural sacraalesacraaleresacraalste
definite sacraalesacraaleresacraalste
partitive sacraalssacraalers—

References
  1. Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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