"-de" meaning in Afrikaans

See -de in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -de [attributive]
Etymology: Inherited from Dutch -de. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|af|nl|-de|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Dutch -de, {{inh+|af|nl|-de}} Inherited from Dutch -de Head templates: {{af-adj||-}} -de (attributive -de, not comparable)
  1. forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers; -st, -th, -nd Tags: morpheme, not-comparable Coordinate_terms: -ste
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      "-de#Dutch"
    ]
  ],
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Dutch -de.",
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    {
      "form": "-de",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "-de (attributive -de, not comparable)",
      "name": "af-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "-de"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 18 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "twee + -de → tweede",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "nege + -de → negende",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers; -st, -th, -nd"
      ],
      "id": "en--de-af-suffix-B0wZ1XS7",
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          "ordinal number#English"
        ],
        [
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          "cardinal number#English"
        ],
        [
          "-st",
          "-st"
        ],
        [
          "-th",
          "-th"
        ],
        [
          "-nd",
          "-nd"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-de"
}
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    ]
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      },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch -de",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "nl",
        "3": "-de"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Dutch -de",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Dutch -de.",
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    {
      "form": "-de",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "-de (attributive -de, not comparable)",
      "name": "af-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "-de"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
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        "Afrikaans adjectives",
        "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
        "Afrikaans lemmas",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
        "Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 18 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "-ste"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "twee + -de → tweede",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "nege + -de → negende",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers; -st, -th, -nd"
      ],
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        [
          "ordinal number",
          "ordinal number#English"
        ],
        [
          "cardinal number",
          "cardinal number#English"
        ],
        [
          "-st",
          "-st"
        ],
        [
          "-th",
          "-th"
        ],
        [
          "-nd",
          "-nd"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-de"
}

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