eerder
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editReformed by epenthesis of -d- from Middle Dutch eerre, from Old Dutch *ēriro, from Proto-Germanic *airizô, an adjective formed from the comparative adverb *airiz.
Adjective
editeerder (not comparable)
- earlier, former
- previous, prior
- Zijn eerdere voorstellen waren ambitieuzer.
- His initial proposals were more ambitious.
Declension
editDeclension of eerder | ||||
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uninflected | eerder | |||
inflected | eerdere | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | eerder | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | eerdere | ||
n. sing. | eerder | |||
plural | eerdere | |||
definite | eerdere | |||
partitive |
Descendants
edit- Negerhollands: eerder
Adverb
editeerder
- earlier
- Synonyms: vroeger, daarstraks
- Antonym: later
- Zoals eerder gezegd!
- As said earlier!
- before, previously
- Gaan waar niemand eerder is geweest.
- To go where no one has been before.
- more, rather
Etymology 2
editNoun
editeerder m (plural eerders, diminutive eerdertje n)
- One who pays honor
- Synonyms: eerbetuiger, vereerder
Etymology 3
editNoun
editeerder m (plural eerders, diminutive eerdertje n)
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