eerder
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːr.dər/
Etymology 1
Reformed by epenthesis of -d- from Middle Dutch eerre, from Old Dutch *ēriro, from Proto-Germanic *airizô, an adjective formed from the comparative adverb *airiz.
Adjective
eerder (not comparable)
Inflection
Inflection of eerder | ||||
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uninflected | eerder | |||
inflected | eerdere | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | eerder | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | eerdere | ||
n. sing. | eerder | |||
plural | eerdere | |||
definite | eerdere | |||
partitive |
Adverb
eerder
- earlier
- Zoals eerder gezegd!
- As said earlier!
- Synonyms: vroeger, daarstraks
- Antonym: later
- before, previously
- Gaan waar niemand eerder is geweest.
- To go where no one has been before.
- more, rather
Noun
eerder m (plural eerders, diminutive eerdertje n)
- One who pays honor
- Synonyms: eerbetuiger, vereerder
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