helder in Dutch

IPA: /ˈɦɛldər/ Audio: Nl-helder.ogg

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Rhymes: -ɛldər Etymology: From earlier heller, derived from or related to hel (“bright”), though the origin of the suffix -er is unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|nl|title=unknown}} unknown Head templates: {{nl-adj}} helder (comparative helderder, superlative helderst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: helderder [comparative], helderst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], helder [adverbial, positive, predicative], helderder [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het helderst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het helderste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], heldere [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], helderdere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], helderste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], helder [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], helderder [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], helderste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], heldere [indefinite, plural, positive], helderdere [comparative, indefinite, plural], helderste [indefinite, plural, superlative], heldere [definite, positive], helderdere [comparative, definite], helderste [definite, superlative], helders [partitive, positive], helderders [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

Inflected forms

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      "word": "helderheid"
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      "word": "klaarhelder"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ophelderen"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "opheldering"
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      "word": "verhelderen"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛldər"
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}

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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛldər/2 syllables"
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    },
    {
      "word": "helderheid"
    },
    {
      "word": "klaarhelder"
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    {
      "word": "ophelderen"
    },
    {
      "word": "opheldering"
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    {
      "word": "verhelderen"
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      "form": "het helderst",
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      "form": "het helderste",
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        "positive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "helderder",
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        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "superlative"
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    {
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        "plural",
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        "indefinite",
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    },
    {
      "form": "helderste",
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        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heldere",
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        "definite",
        "positive"
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    {
      "form": "helderdere",
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        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderste",
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        "definite",
        "superlative"
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    },
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      "form": "helders",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
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      "form": "helderders",
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      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
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"helder" meaning in Dutch

Adjective

Inflected forms