doodsbang

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dood (death) +‎ -s- +‎ bang (scared).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /doːtsˈbɑŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: doods‧bang

Adjective[edit]

doodsbang (not comparable)

  1. (literally) fearing death, scared of dying
  2. (by extension) scared to death, gravely anguished

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of doodsbang
uninflected doodsbang
inflected doodsbange
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial doodsbang
indefinite m./f. sing. doodsbange
n. sing. doodsbang
plural doodsbange
definite doodsbange
partitive doodsbangs

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