Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English documentary or French documentaire. Equivalent to dokument +‎ -êr.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌdʊə̯.ky.mɛnˈtɛːr/

Noun edit

dokumentêr (plural dokumentêre)

  1. (chiefly singular) documentary

Usage notes edit

  • This word is seldom used in the plural, instead collocations like dokumentêre prente or dokumentêre rolprente (“documentary films”) are often found instead with a plural meaning.

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

dokumentêr (attributive dokumentêre, not comparable)

  1. documentary, pertaining to documents and documentary evidence
  2. documentary, pertaining to documentary films