peperduur

Dutch

Etymology

From peper +‎ duur. From the time when pepper was still an expensive commodity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpeː.pərˈdyːr/

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• Hyphenation: pe‧per‧duur

Adjective

peperduur (not comparable)

1. costly, extremely expensive, luxurious [from late 18th c.]

Inflection

Declension of peperduur
uninflected	peperduur
inflected	peperdure
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		peperduur
indefinite	m./f. sing.	peperdure
	n. sing.	peperduur
	plural	peperdure
definite		peperdure
partitive		peperduurs