nuttig

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch nutte (“useful”), from Proto-Germanic *nutiz (“useful, useable, profitable”), from *neutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (“to seize; grasp; use”). Equivalent to nut +‎ -ig. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === nuttig (comparative nuttiger, superlative nuttigst) useful, handy Synonyms: bruikbaar, dienstig, handig Antonyms: nutteloos, onbruikbaar ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: nyttig Afrikaans: nuttig === Verb === nuttig inflection of nuttigen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == German == === Etymology === Nutte (“whore”) +‎ -ig === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnʊtɪç/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈnʊtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: nut‧tig === Adjective === nuttig (strong nominative masculine singular nuttiger, comparative nuttiger, superlative am nuttigsten) (informal) slutty (of dress, makeup, behaviour: resembling that of a prostitute; exceedingly revealing or sexy) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “nuttig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “nuttig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon