onderdanig

Dutch

Etymology

From onderdaan (“subject”) +‎ -ig (“-y, -ish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɔn.dərˈdaːnəx/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: on‧der‧da‧nig
  • Rhymes: -aːnəx

Adjective

onderdanig (comparative onderdaniger, superlative onderdanigst)

  1. (literally) pertaining to a ruler's subject
    Brieven aan de Koning bevatten traditioneel onderdanige formules zoals "Uwer Majesteit meest eerbiedige dienaar"
    Letters to the King traditionally contain subject formulas like "Your Majesty's most obedient servant"
  2. (figuratively) submissive, obedient in a servile manner
    De onderdanigste schacht dankte onderdanig voor elke straf en vernedering
    The most submissive pledge gave servile thanks for every punishment and humiliation
    Synonyms: honds, onderworpen, slaafs

Inflection
Inflection of onderdanig
uninflected onderdanig
inflected onderdanige
comparative onderdaniger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial onderdanigonderdanigerhet onderdanigst
het onderdanigste
indefinite m./f. sing. onderdanigeonderdanigereonderdanigste
n. sing. onderdanigonderdanigeronderdanigste
plural onderdanigeonderdanigereonderdanigste
definite onderdanigeonderdanigereonderdanigste
partitive onderdanigsonderdanigers—

Derived terms
  • onderdanigheid
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