haantje de voorste
Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- haantje-de-voorste (official spelling)
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “little rooster the front one”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɦaːn.tjə də ˈvoːr.stə/, [ˈɦaːn.cə də ˈvoːr.stə], [ˈɦaːn.cə də ˈvɔːr.stə]
- Hyphenation: haan‧tje de voor‧ste
Noun
[edit]haantje de voorste n (plural haantjes de voorste)
- (chiefly singular) someone who always is or wants to be at the forefront
Usage notes
[edit]Chiefly used predicatively, in the Netherlands chiefly without an article.