prettig

merry, enjoyable

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈprɛtəx/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: *prettig

Inherited from Old Dutch: *prettig

Cognate with English: pretty

In summary

From Middle Dutch *prettig (attested only in form pertich (“smart, cunning, swift, lively, pert”) > Dutch pertig (“ill-tempered, disturbed, quirky”), West Flemish pertig (“cute, nice, pretty, graceful”)), from Old Dutch *prettig, *prattig, from Proto-West Germanic *prattīg, from Proto-Germanic *prattugaz (“boastful, sly, cunning, tricky”), equivalent to pret + -ig. Doublet of pertig. Cognate with English pretty.

Concepts

enjoyable

pleasurable

pleasant

nice

agreeable

kind

lovely

congenial

merrily

merry

pleasantly

rollicking

picnicky

sweet-tempered

agreeably

clever

cleverly

dolly

kindly

likable

likeable

Synonyms

aangenaam

plezierig

behaaglijk

genoeglijk

genotvol

heerlijk

leuk

aardig

lief

mooi

plezant

geriefelijk

snaaks

vrolijk

grappig

😄

weldadig

Translations

liebenswürdig

nett

miły

angenehm

agradável

agradable

agréable

gradevole

ameno

przyjemny

aufmerksam

herrlich

lieb

gütig

agradable