dierbaar
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch dierbaer. Equivalent to dier (“dear, precious”) + -baar (“-able, -worthy”), the former a dialectal form of duur.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdierbaar (comparative dierbaarder, superlative dierbaarst)
- dear, prized by someone
- (archaic) precious, of great value
- (obsolete) pricey
- (in devotional circles) highly/morally moving, touching
Inflection
editDeclension of dierbaar | ||||
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uninflected | dierbaar | |||
inflected | dierbare | |||
comparative | dierbaarder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | dierbaar | dierbaarder | het dierbaarst het dierbaarste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | dierbare | dierbaardere | dierbaarste |
n. sing. | dierbaar | dierbaarder | dierbaarste | |
plural | dierbare | dierbaardere | dierbaarste | |
definite | dierbare | dierbaardere | dierbaarste | |
partitive | dierbaars | dierbaarders | — |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- Negerhollands: dierbaar