ziek

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch siec, from Old Dutch *siok, from Proto-West Germanic *seuk, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz. Cognate with English sick, German siech, Swedish sjuk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zik/
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  • Hyphenation: ziek
  • Rhymes: -ik
  • Homophone: Ziek

Adjective

ziek (comparative zieker, superlative ziekst)

  1. sick, ill
  2. (slang) excellent

Inflection
Inflection of ziek
uninflected ziek
inflected zieke
comparative zieker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ziekziekerhet ziekst
het ziekste
indefinite m./f. sing. ziekeziekereziekste
n. sing. ziekziekerziekste
plural ziekeziekereziekste
definite ziekeziekereziekste
partitive zieksziekers—

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: siek
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: siki
  • Javindo: siek
  • Negerhollands: siek, sik
  • Petjo: ziek
  • →? Saramaccan: síki
  • →? Sranan Tongo: siki
    • → Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin: siki, sikisiki

Adverb

ziek

  1. (slang) very

Anagrams

Maltese
Root
z-j-k
2 terms

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡sɪːk/

Verb

ziek (imperfect jżik, verbal noun zika)

  1. to insult

Conjugation
    Conjugation of ziek
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m zikt zikt ziek zikna ziktu zieku
f zieket
imperfect m nzik zzik jzik nziku zziku jziku
f zzik
imperative zik ziku
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