zelfstandig
Meaning
- independent, autonomous, sovereign
- self-employed
- self-reliant, self-supporting
Concepts
independent
autonomic
independant
autonomous
unconscious
self-employed
substantive
singly
Frequency
Hyphenated as
zelf‧stan‧dig
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌzɛlfˈstɑn.dəx/
Etymology
From zelf- + stand + -ig, calque of German selbstständig. First attested in the late sixteenth century. Compare also English selfstanding.
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