diender

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch diender, variant of dienre. By surface analysis, dienen +‎ er. The -d- is an instance of epenthesis commonly encountered between liquid consonants and vowels; compare for example doender, daalder.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdin.dər/
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  • Hyphenation: dien‧der

Noun

diender m (plural dienders, diminutive diendertje n)

  1. Synonym of politieagent (“police officer”)

Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: diender (dated)
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