dokumentêr

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from English documentary or French documentaire. Equivalent to dokument +‎ -êr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdʊə̯.ky.mɛnˈtɛːr/

Noun

dokumentêr (plural dokumentêre)

1. (chiefly singular) documentary

Usage notes

• This word is seldom used in the plural, instead collocations like dokumentêre prente or dokumentêre rolprente (“documentary films”) are often found instead with a plural meaning.

Derived terms

• dokkie

Adjective

dokumentêr (attributive dokumentêre, not comparable)

1. documentary, pertaining to documents and documentary evidence
2. documentary, pertaining to documentary films