stevig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stēvich. Either from:

stijf (“stiff”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)
staf (“stick”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

stevig (comparative steviger, superlative stevigst)

firm, sturdy
sizeable, considerable
een stevige wandeling door de binnenstad maken
to take a good long walk through the inner city

Inflection

Inflection of stevig
uninflected	stevig
inflected	stevige
comparative	steviger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		stevig	steviger	het stevigst het stevigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	stevige	stevigere	stevigste
	n. sing.	stevig	steviger	stevigste
	plural	stevige	stevigere	stevigste
definite		stevige	stevigere	stevigste
partitive		stevigs	stevigers	—

Derived terms

stevigheid

Descendants

→ Sranan Tongo: steifi
- → Caribbean Javanese: stéfi

Adverb

stevig

firmly

Anagrams

gevist, vestig

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