duchtig

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch duchtich, from Old Dutch *duhtig, from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg. Equivalent to modern deugen (“to be virtuous”) +‎ -ig. Originally an adjective, but chiefly used as an adverb in modern Dutch. Cognate with German tüchtig (“efficient, capable, hard, competent, big”), English doughty, Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʏx.təx/ Hyphenation: duch‧tig === Adverb === duchtig to a high degree, considerably === Adjective === duchtig (comparative duchtiger, superlative duchtigst) considerable large, sturdy powerful ==== Declension ====