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-achtig
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Achtig
Dutch
Etymology
From nl dum -achtig, partly from dum -haftig, which consists of nl -haft and nl -ig; and partly continuing nl dum -echt, from nl gem-pro *-ihtaz, gem-pro *-ahtaz. The suffix -haft stems from nl gem-pro *haftaz tied, captured.J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk) Compare de -haft, de -haftig and da -agtig.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɑx.təx/
nl Nl--achtig.ogg
Suffix
-like, -ish
Derived terms
nl
References