Information about the word scherpzinnig (Dutch → Esperanto: sagaca)

Synonyms: bij de tijd, pienter, schrander, snugger, spits, vernuftig, spitsvondig

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/sxɛrᵊpˈsɪnəx/
Hyphenationscherp·zin·nig

Degrees of comparison

Positivescherpzinnig
Comparativescherpzinniger
Superlativescherpzinnigst

Declension

 PositiveComparativeSuperlative
Predicativescherpzinnigscherpzinniger(het) scherpzinnigst, (het) scherpzinnigste
AttributiveIndefiniteMasculine and feminine pluralscherpzinnigescherpzinnigerescherpzinnigste
Indefinite singularscherpzinnigscherpzinnigerscherpzinnigst
Pluralscherpzinnigescherpzinnigerescherpzinnigste
Definitescherpzinnigescherpzinnigerescherpzinnigste
Partitivescherpzinnigsscherpzinnigers 

Usage samples

Maar een scherpzinnig intellect bezit jij niet.

Translations

Catalansagaç
Czechistivý; vychytralý
Englishastute; sagacious; shrewd; acute
Esperantosagaca
Faeroesegløggur; listilærdur; sniðfundigur
Frenchavisé; sagace
Germanspitzfindig
Portugueseastuto; sagaz
Saterland Frisianskäärpsinnich
Spanishperspicaz; sagaz