Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch diender, variant of dienre. By surface analysis, dienen +‎ er. The -d- is an instance of epenthesis commonly encountered between liquid consonants and vowels; compare for example doender, daalder.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdin.dər/
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  • Hyphenation: dien‧der

Noun

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diender m (plural dienders, diminutive diendertje n)

  1. Synonym of politieagent (police officer)

Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: diender (dated)