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hoog
hoog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oːx
- IPA(key): /ɦoːx/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hooch, the original inflected stem hō- reanalysed by analogy with the uninflected form because of word-final devoicing. From Old Dutch hōh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.
Cognate with German hoch, West Frisian heech, East Frisian hag, English high, Danish høj.
Adjective
hoog (comparative hoger, superlative hoogst)
Inflection
Inflection of hoog | ||||
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uninflected | hoog | |||
inflected | hoge | |||
comparative | hoger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | hoog | hoger | het hoogst het hoogste |
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indefinite | m./f. sing. | hoge | hogere | hoogste |
n. sing. | hoog | hoger | hoogste | |
plural | hoge | hogere | hoogste | |
definite | hoge | hogere | hoogste | |
partitive | hoogs | hogers | — |