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Etymology

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From Dutch antwoord (noun) and antwoorden (verb).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɐnt.vuə̯rt/
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Noun

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antwoord (plural antwoorde)

  1. answer

Verb

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antwoord (present antwoord, present participle antwoordende, past participle geantwoord)

  1. to answer

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑntʋoːrt/
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  • Hyphenation: ant‧woord

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch antworde, from Old Dutch andworde, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdiją. Cognate to German Antwort.

Noun

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antwoord n (plural antwoorden, diminutive antwoordje n)

  1. answer, reply
    Wie weet het juiste antwoord?
    Who knows the correct answer?
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: antwoord
  • Negerhollands: antwoord, anturt
  • Sranan Tongo: antwortu
    • Caribbean Javanese: antwor
See also
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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antwoord

  1. inflection of antwoorden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative