minderwaardig

Dutch

Etymology

From minder (“less, fewer”) +‎ -waardig (“worthy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɪn.dərˈʋaːr.dəx/

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• Hyphenation: min‧der‧waar‧dig
• Rhymes: -aːrdəx

Adjective

minderwaardig (comparative minderwaardiger, superlative minderwaardigst)

1. inferior; low in quality

   Synonym: inferieur

2. third-rate

Declension

Declension of minderwaardig
uninflected	minderwaardig
inflected	minderwaardige
comparative	minderwaardiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		minderwaardig	minderwaardiger	het minderwaardigst het minderwaardigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	minderwaardige	minderwaardigere	minderwaardigste
	n. sing.	minderwaardig	minderwaardiger	minderwaardigste
	plural	minderwaardige	minderwaardigere	minderwaardigste
definite		minderwaardige	minderwaardigere	minderwaardigste
partitive		minderwaardigs	minderwaardigers	—

Derived terms

• minderwaardigheid

Descendants

• Negerhollands: minder waerdig
• → Indonesian: minderwaardig, minder

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch minderwaardig (“inferior; low in quality; third-rate”).

Adjective

minderwaardig

1. insecure

Further reading

• “minderwaardig” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.