marginaal

Dutch

Etymology

From French marginal, from medieval Latin marginalis, itself from Latin margo 'edge' (from Proto-Indo-European *mereg- "edge, boundary") + -alis '-al'

Pronunciation
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Adjective

marginaal (comparative marginaler, superlative marginaalst)

  1. (literally) marginal, in or at the margin or edge(s)
  2. (figuratively) at the edge; borderline; destitute
  3. (figuratively) socially outcast
  4. (figuratively) (almost) insignificant, of minor importance

Inflection
Inflection of marginaal
uninflected marginaal
inflected marginale
comparative marginaler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial marginaalmarginalerhet marginaalst
het marginaalste
indefinite m./f. sing. marginalemarginaleremarginaalste
n. sing. marginaalmarginalermarginaalste
plural marginalemarginaleremarginaalste
definite marginalemarginaleremarginaalste
partitive marginaalsmarginalers—

Derived terms
  • marginaliseren

Adverb

marginaal

  1. marginally, slightly

Noun

marginaal m (plural marginalen, diminutive marginaaltje n)

  1. A marginal person, an outcast
  2. A freak
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