spierwit

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch spierwit.

Adjective

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spierwit (attributive spierwite, not comparable)

  1. white as a sheet, snow-white
    Synonyms: haelwit, sneeuwit

Dutch

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Etymology

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From spier (poultry, white meat) +‎ wit (white).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spiːrˈʋɪt/
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  • Hyphenation: spier‧wit

Adjective

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spierwit (not comparable)

  1. white as a sheet
    Synonyms: hagelwit, sneeuwwit

Declension

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Declension of spierwit
uninflected spierwit
inflected spierwitte
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial spierwit
indefinite m./f. sing. spierwitte
n. sing. spierwit
plural spierwitte
definite spierwitte
partitive spierwits

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: spierwit