bilateraal
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From bi- + lateraal. The noun sense is an ellipsis of bilateraal gesprek (“bilateral conversation”).
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
bilateraal (not comparable)
- bilateral
- Synonym: tweezijdig
Inflection edit
Inflection of bilateraal | ||||
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uninflected | bilateraal | |||
inflected | bilaterale | |||
comparative | bilateraler | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | bilateraal | bilateraler | het bilateraalst het bilateraalste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | bilaterale | bilateralere | bilateraalste |
n. sing. | bilateraal | bilateraler | bilateraalste | |
plural | bilaterale | bilateralere | bilateraalste | |
definite | bilaterale | bilateralere | bilateraalste | |
partitive | bilateraals | bilateralers | — |
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: bilateral
Noun edit
bilateraal c (plural bilateralen, diminutive bilateraaltje n)
- (usually in the diminutive, office slang) A meeting between two people, particularly between an employer/manager and an employee.
- Synonym: bila