"helder" meaning in Dutch

See helder in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɦɛldər/ Audio: Nl-helder.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛldər Etymology: From earlier heller, derived from or related to hel (“bright”), though the origin of the suffix -er is unknown. The -d- is commonly inserted after an intervocalic l, r and n in Dutch; compare for example daalder, kelder, diender and vaarder. The comparative helderder thus demonstrates this effect twice in a single word. 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]
  1. clear, bright
    Sense id: en-helder-nl-adj-pNsLCLUx
  2. clear, lucid, obvious
    Sense id: en-helder-nl-adj-HLVNwEek
  3. clear, transparent, lucid
    Sense id: en-helder-nl-adj-MdSSVe~d Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 7 14 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: glashelder, helderheid, helderziend, klaarhelder, kraakhelder, kristalhelder, ophelderen, opheldering, verhelderen

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "glashelder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "helderheid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "helderziend"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "klaarhelder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kraakhelder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kristalhelder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ophelderen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "opheldering"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "verhelderen"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "helder"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "helter"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "helder"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "helderder",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helder",
      "source": "declension",
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        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het helderst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het helderste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heldere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderdere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heldere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderdere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heldere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderdere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helders",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderders",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "nl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "hel",
        "der"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "nl-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clear, bright"
      ],
      "id": "en-helder-nl-adj-pNsLCLUx",
      "links": [
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ],
        [
          "bright",
          "bright"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clear, lucid, obvious"
      ],
      "id": "en-helder-nl-adj-HLVNwEek",
      "links": [
        [
          "lucid",
          "lucid"
        ],
        [
          "obvious",
          "obvious"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clear, transparent, lucid"
      ],
      "id": "en-helder-nl-adj-MdSSVe~d",
      "links": [
        [
          "transparent",
          "transparent"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɦɛldər/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-helder.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9c/Nl-helder.ogg/Nl-helder.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Nl-helder.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛldər"
    }
  ],
  "word": "helder"
}
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    "Dutch adjectives",
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛldər",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛldər/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "glashelder"
    },
    {
      "word": "helderheid"
    },
    {
      "word": "helderziend"
    },
    {
      "word": "klaarhelder"
    },
    {
      "word": "kraakhelder"
    },
    {
      "word": "kristalhelder"
    },
    {
      "word": "ophelderen"
    },
    {
      "word": "opheldering"
    },
    {
      "word": "verhelderen"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "helder"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "helter"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "helderder",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "helder",
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        "adverbial",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
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    {
      "form": "helderder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "comparative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "het helderst",
      "source": "declension",
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        "superlative"
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    {
      "form": "het helderste",
      "source": "declension",
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
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      "form": "heldere",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderdere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderste",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heldere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderdere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heldere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderdere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helders",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helderders",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "helder (comparative helderder, superlative helderst)",
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  ],
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    {
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        "hel",
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        "clear, bright"
      ],
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        ],
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          "bright",
          "bright"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clear, lucid, obvious"
      ],
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          "lucid",
          "lucid"
        ],
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          "obvious",
          "obvious"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clear, transparent, lucid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "transparent",
          "transparent"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɦɛldər/"
    },
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      "audio": "Nl-helder.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛldər"
    }
  ],
  "word": "helder"
}

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