spitsvondig
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˌspɪtsˈfɔn.dəx/
adj
Definitions
- shrewd, clever, streetwise
Etymology
Affix from Dutch, Flemish spits (apex, pointed, peak) + Dutch, Flemish vond (invention, discovery, finding), spits (apex, pointed, peak) + Dutch, Flemish vondig.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
vondig
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Spitze German
- findig German
- spitz German
- spitzfindig German
- spits Dutch, Flemish
- spitsmuis Dutch, Flemish
- spitssnuitdolfijn Dutch, Flemish
- spitsstrook Dutch, Flemish
- spitsuur Dutch, Flemish
- spitsvondigheid Dutch, Flemish
- strandvond Dutch, Flemish
- torenspits Dutch, Flemish
- vond Dutch, Flemish
- vondig Dutch, Flemish
- vonnis Dutch, Flemish