Wiktionary

commentaar

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Kommentar, from Latin commentārius (“notebook”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔ.mɛnˈtaːr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: com‧men‧taar
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Noun edit

commentaar n or m (plural commentaren)

  1. commentary, comment (act or result of commenting)
  2. comment (message or speech act in which comment is given)
  3. commentary (text genre commenting on something, e.g. another text)
  4. criticism
    Synonym: kritiek

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: kommentaar
  • → Indonesian: komentar

References edit

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