"lover" meaning in Dutch

See lover in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈloː.vər/ Audio: Nl-lover.ogg Forms: lovers [plural], lovertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -oːvər Etymology: From Middle Dutch lover, originally the plural of loof. As with other words with plurals in -er, eventually this was substituted with -eren, creating loveren. This new plural was then reanalysed as a separate noun and a new singular form lover was back-formed from it. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|lover}} Middle Dutch lover, {{m|dum|loof}} loof, {{m|nl||-er}} -er, {{m|nl||-eren}} -eren, {{m|nl||loveren}} loveren, {{m|nl||lover}} lover Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-s|lovertje}} lover n (plural lovers, diminutive lovertje n)
  1. foliage Tags: neuter Synonyms: gebladerte, lommer, loover [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-lover-nl-noun-TeNdQU0o Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for lover meaning in Dutch (1.8kB)

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