rustig

Dutch

Etymology

From rust +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʏs.təx/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

rustig (comparative rustiger, superlative rustigst)

1. calm, tranquil, quiet
2. taking one's time, not hurried

Declension

Declension of rustig
uninflected	rustig
inflected	rustige
comparative	rustiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		rustig	rustiger	het rustigst het rustigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	rustige	rustigere	rustigste
	n. sing.	rustig	rustiger	rustigste
	plural	rustige	rustigere	rustigste
definite		rustige	rustigere	rustigste
partitive		rustigs	rustigers	—

Adverb

rustig

1. calmly, tranquilly, quietly
2. unhurriedly, leisurely
3. (Suriname) A conventional response to hoe gaat het met u (“how do you do”) or hoe gaat het met je (“how are you”), indicating that one is well; I'm fine, I'm doing well

Derived terms

• rustigheid
• rustigjes

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: risteg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rustagaz (“rusty”), equivalent to rust (“rust”) +‎ -iġ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrus.tij/

Adjective

rustiġ

1. rusty

Declension

Declension of rustiġ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rustiġ	rustiġu, rustġu, rustiġo, rustġo	rustiġ
Accusative	rustiġne	rustiġe, rustġe	rustiġ
Genitive	rustiġes, rustġes	rustiġre	rustiġes, rustġes
Dative	rustiġum, rustġum	rustiġre	rustiġum, rustġum
Instrumental	rustiġe, rustġe	rustiġre	rustiġe, rustġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rustiġe, rustġe	rustiġa, rustġa, rustiġe, rustġe	rustiġu, rustġu, rustiġo, rustġo
Accusative	rustiġe, rustġe	rustiġa, rustġa, rustiġe, rustġe	rustiġu, rustġu, rustiġo, rustġo
Genitive	rustiġra	rustiġra	rustiġra
Dative	rustiġum, rustġum	rustiġum, rustġum	rustiġum, rustġum
Instrumental	rustiġum, rustġum	rustiġum, rustġum	rustiġum, rustġum

Declension of rustiġ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rustiġa, rustġa	rustiġe, rustġe	rustiġe, rustġe
Accusative	rustiġan, rustġan	rustiġan, rustġan	rustiġe, rustġe
Genitive	rustiġan, rustġan	rustiġan, rustġan	rustiġan, rustġan
Dative	rustiġan, rustġan	rustiġan, rustġan	rustiġan, rustġan
Instrumental	rustiġan, rustġan	rustiġan, rustġan	rustiġan, rustġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rustiġan, rustġan	rustiġan, rustġan	rustiġan, rustġan
Accusative	rustiġan, rustġan	rustiġan, rustġan	rustiġan, rustġan
Genitive	rustiġra, rustiġena, rustġena	rustiġra, rustiġena, rustġena	rustiġra, rustiġena, rustġena
Dative	rustiġum, rustġum	rustiġum, rustġum	rustiġum, rustġum
Instrumental	rustiġum, rustġum	rustiġum, rustġum	rustiġum, rustġum

Descendants

• Middle English: rusty, rosty, rousty, rowsty, ruste, rusti, ruysty, rustiȝ (Early Middle English)
  • English: rusty
  • Scots: roosty, rousty
  • Yola: roostha, roosthaa, roosta

Further reading

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “rustig”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.