vergeefs

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch vergeves. Equivalent to vergeven (past particle) +‎ -s (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vərˈɣeːfs/, /vɛrˈɣeːfs/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧geefs
  • Rhymes: -eːfs

Adverb

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vergeefs

  1. in vain

Adjective

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vergeefs (comparative vergeefser, superlative meest vergeefs or vergeefst)

  1. fruitless, futile

Declension

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Declension of vergeefs
uninflected vergeefs
inflected vergeefse
comparative vergeefser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vergeefs vergeefser het vergeefst
het vergeefste
indefinite m./f. sing. vergeefse vergeefsere vergeefste
n. sing. vergeefs vergeefser vergeefste
plural vergeefse vergeefsere vergeefste
definite vergeefse vergeefsere vergeefste
partitive vergeefs vergeefsers

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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