eminent in Dutch

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Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ēminēns. Often said to be borrowed from Middle French éminent, but this is unlikely as the figurative meaning of the French word is attested later than that of the Dutch. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|la|ēminēns}} Borrowed from Latin ēminēns, {{bor|nl|frm|éminent}} Middle French éminent Head templates: {{nl-adj}} eminent (comparative eminenter, superlative eminentst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: eminenter [comparative], eminentst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], eminent [adverbial, positive, predicative], eminenter [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het eminentst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het eminentste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], eminente [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], eminentere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], eminentste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], eminent [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], eminenter [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], eminentste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], eminente [indefinite, plural, positive], eminentere [comparative, indefinite, plural], eminentste [indefinite, plural, superlative], eminente [definite, positive], eminentere [comparative, definite], eminentste [definite, superlative], eminents [partitive, positive], eminenters [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

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"eminent" meaning in Dutch

Adjective