helder
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See also: Hélder
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse heldr. Cognate with Danish heller.
Adverb[edit]
helder (not comparable)
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
helder (attributive helder, comparative helderder, superlative helderste)
- clear, bright
- clear, lucid, obvious
- clear, transparent, lucid
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier heller, derived from or related to hel (“bright”), though the origin of the suffix -er is unknown.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
helder (comparative helderder, superlative helderst)
- clear, bright
- clear, lucid, obvious
- clear, transparent, lucid
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of helder | ||||
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uninflected | helder | |||
inflected | heldere | |||
comparative | helderder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | helder | helderder | het helderst het helderste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | heldere | helderdere | helderste |
n. sing. | helder | helderder | helderste | |
plural | heldere | helderdere | helderste | |
definite | heldere | helderdere | helderste | |
partitive | helders | helderders | — |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “helder”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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