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vuil

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch vuil, from Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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vuil (attributive vuil or (seldom) vuile, comparative vuiler, superlative vuilste)

  1. dirty, not clean
    Deur die vuil venster kon ek niks sien nie.
    I couldn’t see anything through the dirty window.
  2. (figurative) obscene, indecent, dishonorable

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl. The adjective is from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, the noun from Proto-Germanic *fūlą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pū-, *pew-. Akin to English foul, German faul, Danish and Swedish ful.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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vuil (comparative vuiler, superlative vuilst)

  1. foul, dirty, filthy
  2. obscene, lewd
  3. dishonorable
  4. illegal, improper
  5. (nautical) fouled, having its wetted surface polluted by marine organisms

Declension

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Declension of vuil
uninflected vuil
inflected vuile
comparative vuiler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vuil vuiler het vuilst
het vuilste
indefinite m./f. sing. vuile vuilere vuilste
n. sing. vuil vuiler vuilste
plural vuile vuilere vuilste
definite vuile vuilere vuilste
partitive vuils vuilers —

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: vuil
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fili
  • Negerhollands: väul
  • Petjo: vuil

Noun

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vuil n (uncountable, diminutive vuiltje n)

  1. dirt, filth
  2. garbage, trash, waste, litter

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