FromMiddle Dutchaerdich. Equivalent toaard(“nature, essence”) +-ig.
aardig (comparativeaardiger,superlativeaardigst)
| Declension ofaardig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | aardig | |||
| inflected | aardige | |||
| comparative | aardiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | aardig | aardiger | hetaardigst hetaardigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | aardige | aardigere | aardigste |
| n. sing. | aardig | aardiger | aardigste | |
| plural | aardige | aardigere | aardigste | |
| definite | aardige | aardigere | aardigste | |
| partitive | aardigs | aardigers | — | |