ludiek

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French ludique, from Latin lūdus (game, fun). First used in Dutch by the historian Johan Huizinga in Homo Ludens.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lyˈdik/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: lu‧diek
  • Rhymes: -ik

Adjective[edit]

ludiek (comparative ludieker, superlative ludiekst)

  1. ludic, playful [from 1938]
  2. (politics, often in relation to activism) playful in form, but relating to serious matters or serious in intent [from 1960s]

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of ludiek
uninflected ludiek
inflected ludieke
comparative ludieker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ludiek ludieker het ludiekst
het ludiekste
indefinite m./f. sing. ludieke ludiekere ludiekste
n. sing. ludiek ludieker ludiekste
plural ludieke ludiekere ludiekste
definite ludieke ludiekere ludiekste
partitive ludieks ludiekers

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