zilveren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch silveren, from Old Dutch *silverin, from Proto-Germanic *silubrīnaz, equivalent to zilver +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪl.və.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: zil‧ve‧ren

Adjective

zilveren (not comparable)

1. silvern, silver; made of silver

   Een zilveren lepel.

   A silvern spoon.

Declension

Declension of zilveren
uninflected	zilveren
inflected	zilveren
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		—
indefinite	m./f. sing.	zilveren
	n. sing.	zilveren
	plural	zilveren
definite		zilveren
partitive		—

Descendants

• → Aukan: solufu
• → Caribbean Javanese: silfer