From an earlier meaning of “simple, ordinary, inferior, plain” (cf.slechts), fromMiddle Dutchslecht(“smooth, flat”), fromOld Dutch*sleht, fromProto-Germanic*slihtaz.
slecht (comparativeslechter,superlativeslechtst)
| Declension ofslecht | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | slecht | |||
| inflected | slechte | |||
| comparative | slechter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | slecht | slechter | hetslechtst hetslechtste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | slechte | slechtere | slechtste |
| n. sing. | slecht | slechter | slechtste | |
| plural | slechte | slechtere | slechtste | |
| definite | slechte | slechtere | slechtste | |
| partitive | slechts | slechters | — | |
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
slecht