kwaad

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kwaad, from Middle Dutch quaet, from Old Dutch *kwāt, from Proto-West Germanic *kwād.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kwaad (attributive kwaai, comparative kwaaier or kwater, superlative kwaadste)

1. angry

Inflection

Inflection of kwaad

	predicative	attributive	independent		partitive
			singular	plural
positive	kwaad	kwaai	kwaaie	kwaaies	kwaads
comparative	kwaaier		kwaaiere	kwaaieres	kwaaiers
superlative	kwaadste			kwaadstes	—

Noun

kwaad (plural kwade)

1. evil

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋaːt/

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• Hyphenation: kwaad
• Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch quâet, from Old Dutch *kwāt, from Proto-West Germanic *kwād.

Adjective

kwaad (comparative kwader, superlative kwaadst)

1. angry, furious
2. bad, evil, crooked

Declension

Declension of kwaad
uninflected	kwaad
inflected	kwade
comparative	kwader
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		kwaad	kwader	het kwaadst het kwaadste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	kwade	kwadere	kwaadste
	n. sing.	kwaad	kwader	kwaadste
	plural	kwade	kwadere	kwaadste
definite		kwade	kwadere	kwaadste
partitive		kwaads	kwaders	—

Synonyms

• boos
• euvel
• slecht

Antonyms

• goed

Derived terms

• kwaadaardig

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kwaad
• Negerhollands: qwaet, quaat, qvaed
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: kwat (dated)
• Petjo: kwaai-kwaai
• Skepi Creole Dutch: quat, qua
• → Sranan Tongo: kwai
  • → Kari'na: kawài

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch quâet, from Old Dutch *kwāt, from Proto-West Germanic *kwād.

Noun

kwaad n (plural kwaden)

1. evil

   Maar verlos ons van het kwaad ― But deliver us from evil

2. harm

   Het kwaad is geschied. ― The damage is done. (lit.: The evil has occurred.)

Derived terms

• kattenkwaad

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kwaad