inderdaad

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch inderdaad.

Pronunciation edit

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Adverb edit

inderdaad

indeed

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

(obsolete) inderdaed, inderdaet
(text messaging) idd

Etymology edit

From earlier inderdaet, a univerbation of in +‎ der +‎ daet. Equivalent to a univerbation of in +‎ der +‎ daad. Written as one word since the 17th century. Earliest documented use with its current meaning in 1639.^[1]

Compare German in der Tat and English indeed.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.dərˈdaːt/
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Hyphenation: in‧der‧daad
Rhymes: -aːt

Adverb edit

inderdaad

indeed

References edit

^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “inderdaad”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

[1] van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “inderdaad”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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