op zijn elfendertigst

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Etymology

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Elfendertigst is a nonce word from elf (eleven) +‎ dertig (thirty), so literally meaning "at one's thirty-eleventh".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔp zən ɛlfɛnˈdɛrtəxst/, /ɔp zən ɛlvənˈdɛrtəxst/

Prepositional phrase

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op zijn elfendertigst

  1. (idiomatic) slow and steady, not rushed, taking one's time