crimineel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crimineel, from Middle French criminel, from Latin crīminālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkri.miˈneːl/

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• Hyphenation: cri‧mi‧neel
• Rhymes: -eːl

Adjective

crimineel (comparative crimineler, superlative crimineelst)

1. criminal, contrary to enforceable legal rules
2. (figuratively) terrible, excessive (generally in a bad sense)

Inflection

Declension of crimineel
uninflected	crimineel
inflected	criminele
comparative	crimineler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		crimineel	crimineler	het crimineelst het crimineelste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	criminele	criminelere	crimineelste
	n. sing.	crimineel	crimineler	crimineelste
	plural	criminele	criminelere	crimineelste
definite		criminele	criminelere	crimineelste
partitive		crimineels	criminelers	—

Synonyms

• (law-breaking) misdadig, onwettig
• (terrible) ongehoord

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kriminil

Noun

crimineel m (plural criminelen, diminutive crimineeltje n)

1. criminal (person guilty of breaking the law)

Synonyms

• misdadiger
• wetsbreker

Derived terms

• draaideurcrimineel

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kriminil

Related terms

• criminaliteit
• criminologie

Anagrams

• criminele