flauw

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Possibly through Middle Dutch vlau (“limp, weak”) from Old French flou;[1] see further at French flou. If so, a doublet of Dutch flou.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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flauw (comparative flauwer, superlative flauwst)

  1. boring, tasteless, uninspired
    Hij haalt soms de flauwste grappen uit! - He pulls the lamest pranks sometimes!
  2. languid, weak
  3. (concept) vague, hazy
    Geen flauw idee! - Not the faintest idea!
  4. (flavour) tasteless, bland

Declension

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Declension of flauw
uninflected flauw
inflected flauwe
comparative flauwer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial flauw flauwer het flauwst
het flauwste
indefinite m./f. sing. flauwe flauwere flauwste
n. sing. flauw flauwer flauwste
plural flauwe flauwere flauwste
definite flauwe flauwere flauwste
partitive flauws flauwers —

Descendants

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  • Berbice Creole Dutch: flau
  • Negerhollands: flaau
  • → Aukan: faaw
  • → Papiamentu: flou

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flauw”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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