vuil

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /vœy̯l/

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• Rhymes: -œy̯l

Adjective

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

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

• de vuile was buiten hangen
• vervuilen
• vuilnis
• vuilte

 

Descendants

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

Noun

vuil n (uncountable, diminutive vuiltje n)

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

Derived terms

• grofvuil
• straatvuil