ijdel

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch idel, from Old Dutch īdil, from Proto-Germanic *īdalaz. Cognate with German eitel, English idle. The common Dutch loss of medial -d- led to the by-forms ijl and iel, which eventually acquired different meanings. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯.dəl/ Rhymes: -ɛi̯dəl === Adjective === ijdel (comparative ijdeler, superlative ijdelst) vain, overly proud (of one's appearance, status etc.) idle, in vain, unfounded petty, mere, insignificant, worthless ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: ydel, yl Negerhollands: iedel === Anagrams === Dijle, ijlde, lijde