"betweter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈbɛtˌʋeː.tər/ Audio: Nl-betweter.ogg Forms: betweters [plural], betwetertje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Ca. 1600, from obsolete bet weten (“to know better”) + -er, thus “better-knower”, one who always knows it better. Bet was the adverbial form of beter (“better”). Compare German Besserwisser. Etymology templates: {{affix|nl|bet weten|-er|id2=agent noun|t1=to know better}} bet weten (“to know better”) + -er, {{cog|de|Besserwisser}} German Besserwisser Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} betweter m (plural betweters, diminutive betwetertje n)
  1. know-it-all Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People Synonyms: weetal, beterweter [uncommon] Derived forms: betweterig

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bet weten",
        "3": "-er",
        "id2": "agent noun",
        "t1": "to know better"
      },
      "expansion": "bet weten (“to know better”) + -er",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Besserwisser"
      },
      "expansion": "German Besserwisser",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ca. 1600, from obsolete bet weten (“to know better”) + -er, thus “better-knower”, one who always knows it better. Bet was the adverbial form of beter (“better”). Compare German Besserwisser.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "betweters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betwetertje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-s",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "betweter m (plural betweters, diminutive betwetertje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bet‧we‧ter"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "nl:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "betweterig"
        }
      ],
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        "know-it-all"
      ],
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          "know-it-all"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "weetal"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "uncommon"
          ],
          "word": "beterweter"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛtˌʋeː.tər/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-betweter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6b/Nl-betweter.ogg/Nl-betweter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Nl-betweter.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "betweter"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "betweterig"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bet weten",
        "3": "-er",
        "id2": "agent noun",
        "t1": "to know better"
      },
      "expansion": "bet weten (“to know better”) + -er",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Besserwisser"
      },
      "expansion": "German Besserwisser",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "betweters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betwetertje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-s",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "betweter m (plural betweters, diminutive betwetertje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bet‧we‧ter"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch masculine nouns",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
        "Dutch terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "nl:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "know-it-all"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "know-it-all",
          "know-it-all"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "weetal"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛtˌʋeː.tər/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-betweter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6b/Nl-betweter.ogg/Nl-betweter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Nl-betweter.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "beterweter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "betweter"
}

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