teder
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch teder, teeder, from Old Dutch *tidar, from Proto-Germanic *tidaraz, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps from the same source as *taitaz (“delicate, tender”).[1]
Cognate with German Low German teder (“fine; delicate; thin; sensitive; tender; weak”). Compare also West Frisian tear (“weak; not strong”), English tidder.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
teder (comparative tederder, superlative tederst)
- delicate, dainty
- sensitive, tender, easily hurt or damaged
- gentle, tender, with care
- Hij tilde haar op en hield haar teder in de palm van zijn hand.
- He raised her up and held her tenderly in the palm of his hand.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of teder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | teder | |||
| inflected | tedere | |||
| comparative | tederder | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | teder | tederder | het tederst het tederste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | tedere | tederdere | tederste |
| n. sing. | teder | tederder | tederste | |
| plural | tedere | tederdere | tederste | |
| definite | tedere | tederdere | tederste | |
| partitive | teders | tederders | — | |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ J. de Vries (1971), Nederlands Etymologisch Woordenboek, Leiden