welig

Afrikaans

Adjective

welig (attributive welige, comparative weliger, superlative weligste)

luxuriant, lush

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch welich, from Old Dutch *welag, from Proto-West Germanic *welag. Equivalent to wel +‎ -ig. Reduction of weelderig (“luxuriant”), from weelde (“wealth”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

welig (comparative weliger, superlative weligst)

luxuriant

Inflection

Inflection of welig
uninflected	welig
inflected	welige
comparative	weliger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		welig	weliger	het weligst het weligste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	welige	weligere	weligste
	n. sing.	welig	weliger	weligste
	plural	welige	weligere	weligste
definite		welige	weligere	weligste
partitive		weligs	weligers	—

Synonyms

weelderig

Derived terms

welig tieren

Middle English

Adjective

welig

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of wely

Old English

Alternative forms

weleg, weli

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wilig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwe.liɡ/, [ˈwe.liɣ]

Noun

welig m

(botany) willow

Inflection

Declension of welig (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	welig	weligas
accusative	welig	weligas
genitive	weliges	weliga
dative	welige	weligum

Related terms

wilige

Descendants

Middle English: wylow, welew, weleygh, welo, welogh, welou, wely, whilwh, wilew, wilghe, wilou, wilowh, wilwe, wylew, wylgh, wylugh, wylw
- English: willow
- Scots: willy, willie

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