"leraar" meaning in Dutch

See leraar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈleː.raːr/, [ˈlɪː.raːr] Audio: Nl-leraar.ogg Forms: leraren [plural], leraartje [diminutive, neuter], lerares [feminine], leraer [alternative, obsolete], leeraar [alternative, obsolete], leeraer [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch leeraer, leerre. Equivalent to leren (“to teach”) + -aar (“-er”). Doublet of leerder (“learner”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|leeraer}} Middle Dutch leeraer, {{suffix|nl|leren|-aar|t1=to teach|t2=-er}} leren (“to teach”) + -aar (“-er”), {{doublet|nl|leerder|t1=learner}} Doublet of leerder (“learner”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+|f=lerares}} leraar m (plural leraren, diminutive leraartje n, feminine lerares)
  1. a teacher, a person who gives lessons Tags: masculine Synonyms: docent, leerkracht, onderwijzer
    Sense id: en-leraar-nl-noun-Gxgke74Y Categories (other): Education Disambiguation of Education: 100 0
  2. (chiefly Protestantism) a Protestant clergyman, a reverend Tags: masculine Synonyms: dominee, predikant
    Sense id: en-leraar-nl-noun-~x9YUtvb Categories (other): Protestantism, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -aar, Occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 6 14 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 4 8 79 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -aar: 24 76 Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 72 Topics: Christianity, Protestantism
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: juf, meester, schooljuf, schoolmeester Related terms: beleren [verb], opleren [verb]
Derived forms: aardrijkskundeleraar, basisschoolleraar, geschiedenisleraar, godsdienstleraar, gymleraar, hoogleraar, huisleraar, kerkleraar, klasleraar, leraarsambt, leraarschap, lerarenkamer, lerarenkorps, lerares, muziekleraar, praktijkleraar, privé-leraar, schaakleraar, taalleraar, tekenleraar, tennisleraar, turnleraar, vakleraar, wiskundeleraar, yogaleraar, zwemleraar

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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