From a dialectal pronunciation ofDutchjong, fromMiddle Dutchjonc, fromOld Dutchjung, fromProto-Germanic*jungaz, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.
jonk (attributivejong,comparativejonger,superlativejongste)
| predicative | attributive | independent | partitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||||
| positive | jonk | jong | jonge | jonges | jonks |
| comparative | jonger | jongere | jongeres | jongers | |
| superlative | jongste | jongstes | — | ||
jonk
FromMiddle High Germanjunc, fromOld High Germanjung.
jonk (masculinejonge,femininejong,comparativejöngerorjenger,superlativeetjöngsteorjengste)
| masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | ||||||
| predicative / adverbial | jonk | |||||
| common case | strong | jonge | jonk | jong | ||
| weak | jong | |||||
| partitive | jonges | — | ||||
| dative case | initial | jongem | jonger | jonge | ||
| non-initial | jonge | |||||
| comparative | ||||||
| predicative / adverbial | jönger | |||||
| common case | strong | jöngere | jönger | |||
| weak | ||||||
| partitive | jöngeres | — | ||||
| dative case | initial | jöngerem | jöngerer | jöngere | ||
| non-initial | jöngere | |||||
| superlative | ||||||
| predicative / adverbial | etjöngste | |||||
| common case | strong | jöngste | ||||
| weak | ||||||
| dative case | initial | jöngstem | jöngster | jöngste | ||
| non-initial | jöngste | |||||
| Strong (indefinite) and weak (definite) forms are distinguished in the neuter common case. The partitive form follows certain indefinite pronouns likejet(“something”). In the singular dative, there is a simpler distinction between “initial” and “non-initial” position, depending on whether the adjective is the first declined word of the noun phrase or not. | ||||||
FromProto-West Germanic*jung, fromProto-Germanic*jungaz, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.
jonk (masculinejonge,femininejong,comparativejongerorjönger,superlativejongste)
Fixed nominalisation ofLimburgishjonk(“young”).
jonk m (pluraljonges,diminutivejungske)
jonk n (pluraljonge,diminutivejungske)
FromMiddle High Germanjunc, fromOld High Germanjung.
The-k belongs to the uninflected stem (through final devoicing when-ng- was still a consonant cluster). Though adjectives have usually generalized the inflected stem (cf.laang, not *lank), there are exceptions with generalization of the basic form.
jonk (masculinejonken,neuterjonkt,comparativeméi jonkorjénger,superlativeamjéngsten)
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien assjonk | si assjonk | et assjonk | si si(nn)jonk | |
| nominative / accusative | attributive and/or after determiner | jonken | jonk | jonkt | jonk |
| independent without determiner | jonkes | jonker | |||
| dative | after any declined word | jonken | jonker | jonken | jonken |
| as first declined word | jonkem | jonkem | |||
Borrowed fromMiddle Frenchjonc(“rush”), fromOld Frenchjonc, fromLatiniuncus, fromProto-Italic*joinikos.
FromOld Frisiandiunk, fromProto-Germanic*dinkwaz, variant of*dankwaz(“dark”). Compare withGermandunkel.
jonk
| masculine | feminine / neuter | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative / adverbial | jonk | |||
| attributive | jonken | jonk | jonk | |
| independent | jonken | |||
| partitive | jonks | — | ||
| comparative | ||||
| predicative / adverbial | jonker | |||
| attributive | jonkeren | jonker | jonker | |
| independent | jonkeren | |||
| partitive | jonkers | — | ||
| superlative | ||||
| predicative / adverbial | am jonksten | |||
| attributive | — | jonkst | jonkst | |
| independent | jonksten | |||
jonk
Perhapsborrowed fromEnglishjunk.
jonk n
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | jonk | jonks |
| definite | jonket | jonkets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |