suiwer

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch zuiver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsœɪ̯vər/
• Hyphenation: sui‧wer

Adjective

suiwer (attributive suiwere, comparative suiwerder, superlative suiwerste)

1. pure
2. clean, tidy
3. net (i.e after expenses and taxes, when talking about profit, as in suiwer wins)

Derived terms

• aansuiwer
• gesuiwer
• onsuiwer
• rassuiwer
• suiweraar
• suiwerheid
• suiwering
• suiwerwit
• taalsuiweraar

 

Verb

suiwer (present suiwer, present participle suiwerende, past participle suiwer)

1. to purify
2. to clean, to cleanse