stipt

Dutch

Etymology

From an earlier adjectival use of stip (“point, dot”) (compare French ponctuel, ultimately from Latin punctus (“point”)). The -t is a secondary extension of unclear origin, perhaps by analogy with strikt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɪpt/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɪpt

Adjective

stipt (comparative stipter, superlative stiptst)

1. precise, exact

   Synonyms: precies, nauwgezet

2. punctual

   Synonym: punctueel

Declension

Declension of stipt
uninflected	stipt
inflected	stipte
comparative	stipter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		stipt	stipter	het stiptst het stiptste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	stipte	stiptere	stiptste
	n. sing.	stipt	stipter	stiptste
	plural	stipte	stiptere	stiptste
definite		stipte	stiptere	stiptste
partitive		stipts	stipters	—

Derived terms

• stiptheid

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “stipt”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute