hardnekkig
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˌɦɑrtˈnɛ.kəx/
adj
Definitions
- stubborn, stiffnecked
- persistent, lasting
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch hartnackich affix from Dutch, Flemish hard (hard, loud) + Dutch, Flemish nek (neck).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
nek
Gloss
neck
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hard Dutch, Flemish
- hardhandig Dutch, Flemish
- hardheid Dutch, Flemish
- hardhout Dutch, Flemish
- hardlopen Dutch, Flemish
- hardop Dutch, Flemish
- hardtin Dutch, Flemish
- hardvochtig Dutch, Flemish
- ijzerhard Dutch, Flemish
- keihard Dutch, Flemish
- langnek Dutch, Flemish
- loeihard Dutch, Flemish
- nek Dutch, Flemish
- nekken Dutch, Flemish
- nekvel Dutch, Flemish
- nekwervel Dutch, Flemish
- speknek Dutch, Flemish
- hart Middle Dutch
- hartnackich Middle Dutch
- nacke Middle Dutch
- nek Afrikaans
- nèk Papiamentu