eerder
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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
[edit]eerder (not comparable)
- earlier, former
- previous, prior
- Zijn eerdere voorstellen waren ambitieuzer.
- His initial proposals were more ambitious.
Declension
[edit]Declension 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 |
Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: eerder
Adverb
[edit]eerder
- earlier
- Synonyms: vroeger, daarstraks
- Antonym: later
- Zoals eerder gezegd!
- As said earlier!
- before, previously
- Gaan waar niemand eerder is geweest.
- To go where no one has been before.
- more, rather
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]eerder m (plural eerders, diminutive eerdertje n)
- one who pays honor
- Synonyms: eerbetuiger, vereerder
Etymology 3
[edit]Noun
[edit]eerder m (plural eerders, diminutive eerdertje n)
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