suver

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sūvar, from Latin sōbrius.

Adjective

suver

1. pure, uncontaminated
2. clean, spotless
3. morally pure
4. virgin

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	suver	suver, suvere	suver	suver, suvere
	Definite	suver, suvere		suver, suvere
Accusative	Indefinite	suveren	suver, suvere	suver	suver, suvere
	Definite			suver, suvere
Genitive	Indefinite	suvers	suverre	suvers	suverre
	Definite	suvers, suveren		suvers, suveren
Dative		suveren	suverre	suveren	suveren

Derived terms

• suveren

Descendants

• Dutch: zuiver
  • Afrikaans: suiwer
  • → Aukan: soifili
  • → Sranan Tongo: soifri
    • → Saramaccan: sóífí
• Limburgish: zuver
• Zealandic: zuver

Further reading

• “suver (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “suver”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN