vuil

Afrikaans

Adjective

vuil (attributive vuile, comparative vuiler, superlative vuilste)

  1. obscene, indecent, dirty
  2. dishonorable

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl. The adjective is from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, the noun from Proto-Germanic *fūlą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pū-, *pew-. Akin to English foul, German faul, Danish and Swedish ful.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vœy̯l/
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  • Rhymes: -œy̯l

Adjective

vuil (comparative vuiler, superlative vuilst)

  1. dirty, filthy
  2. obscene, lewd
  3. dishonorable
  4. illegal, improper

Inflection

Inflection of vuil
uninflected vuil
inflected vuile
comparative vuiler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vuil vuiler het vuilst
het vuilste
indefinite m./f. sing. vuile vuilere vuilste
n. sing. vuil vuiler vuilste
plural vuile vuilere vuilste
definite vuile vuilere vuilste
partitive vuils vuilers —

Derived terms

Noun

vuil n (uncountable, diminutive vuiltje n)

  1. dirt, filth
  2. garbage, trash, waste, litter
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