helder
See also: Hélder
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse heldr. Cognate with Danish heller.
Adverb edit
helder (not comparable)
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
helder (attributive helder, comparative helderder, superlative helderste)
- clear, bright
- clear, lucid, obvious
- clear, transparent, lucid
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From earlier heller, derived from or related to hel (“bright”), though the origin of the suffix -er is unknown.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
helder (comparative helderder, superlative helderst)
- clear, bright
- clear, lucid, obvious
- clear, transparent, lucid
Inflection edit
| Inflection of helder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | helder | |||
| inflected | heldere | |||
| comparative | helderder | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | helder | helderder | het helderst het helderste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | heldere | helderdere | helderste |
| n. sing. | helder | helderder | helderste | |
| plural | heldere | helderdere | helderste | |
| definite | heldere | helderdere | helderste | |
| partitive | helders | helderders | — | |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “helder”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press