faliekant
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch faliecant. Equivalent to falie + kant. Originally a noun, which then became an adjective and is now predominantly used as an adverb.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
faliekant
- completely, entirely; chiefly modifying mis, fout, verkeerd or synonyms or verbs that indicate something going wrong; indicating opposition.
- wrongly, awry, completely wrong
Adjective[edit]
faliekant (not comparable)
- wrong, incorrect, mistaken
- (modifying a noun for an error) egregious
- (archaic, of wood) having a side that does not have straight line
Inflection[edit]
| Declension of faliekant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | faliekant | |||
| inflected | faliekante | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | faliekant | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | faliekante | ||
| n. sing. | faliekant | |||
| plural | faliekante | |||
| definite | faliekante | |||
| partitive | faliekants | |||
Noun[edit]
faliekant m (uncountable)