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helder

See also: Hélder

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse heldr. Cognate with Danish heller.

Adverb

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helder (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Rather.

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch helder, from hel.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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helder (attributive helder, comparative helderder, superlative helderste)

  1. clear, bright
  2. clear, lucid, obvious
  3. clear, transparent, lucid

Dutch

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Etymology

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From earlier heller, derived from or related to hel (“bright”), though the origin of the suffix -er is unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛldər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hel‧der
  • Rhymes: -ɛldər

Adjective

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helder (comparative helderder, superlative helderst)

  1. clear, bright
  2. clear, lucid, obvious
  3. clear, transparent, lucid

Declension

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Declension of helder
uninflected helder
inflected heldere
comparative helderder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial helder helderder het helderst
het helderste
indefinite m./f. sing. heldere helderdere helderste
n. sing. helder helderder helderste
plural heldere helderdere helderste
definite heldere helderdere helderste
partitive helders helderders —

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: helder
  • Negerhollands: helter
  • → Papiamentu: helder (dated)

References

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  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “helder”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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