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hoedanig.

how, what […] like

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

pron/ˈɦuˌdaːnəx/
  1. how, what […] like

    interrogative
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hoedanich, from hoedaan + -ich. Equivalent to hoe + gedaan + -ig. Compare dusdanig, zodanig, and welkdanig.

det/ˈɦuˌdaːnəx/
  1. what kind of

    interrogative
  2. which kind of

    relative
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hoedanich, from hoedaan + -ich. Equivalent to hoe + gedaan + -ig. Compare dusdanig, zodanig, and welkdanig.

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