heus
See also: Heus
Catalan
Etymology 1
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hovesch, and thus the same word as hoofs (“courtly”).
For the semantic and phonetic development of this word compare also German hübsch (“pretty”) and Central Franconian höösch (“careful, slow”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -øːs
Adjective
heus (comparative heuser, superlative meest heus or heust)
- friendly, polite
- real, genuine
- impressive for being undistinguishable from the real thing; nothing less than...
- Komende zaterdag wordt ons lokaal omgetoverd tot een heuse discotheek.
- You won't believe it, but next Saturday, the hall (of our youth movement) will be transformed into a real discotheque.
Inflection
Inflection of heus | ||||
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uninflected | heus | |||
inflected | heuse | |||
comparative | heuser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | heus | heuser | het heust het heuste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | heuse | heusere | heuste |
n. sing. | heus | heuser | heuste | |
plural | heuse | heusere | heuste | |
definite | heuse | heusere | heuste | |
partitive | heus | heusers | — |
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /heu̯s/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eu̯s/
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