helder

See also: Hélder

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse heldr. Cognate with Danish heller.

Adverb

helder (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Rather.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch helder, from hel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.dər/

Adjective

helder (attributive helder, comparative helderder, superlative helderste)

  1. clear, bright
  2. clear, lucid, obvious
  3. clear, transparent, lucid

Dutch

Etymology

From earlier heller, derived from or related to hel (“bright”), though the origin of the suffix -er is unknown.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛldər/
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  • Hyphenation: hel‧der
  • Rhymes: -ɛldər

Adjective

helder (comparative helderder, superlative helderst)

  1. clear, bright
  2. clear, lucid, obvious
  3. clear, transparent, lucid

Inflection
Inflection of helder
uninflected helder
inflected heldere
comparative helderder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial helderhelderderhet helderst
het helderste
indefinite m./f. sing. helderehelderderehelderste
n. sing. helderhelderderhelderste
plural helderehelderderehelderste
definite helderehelderderehelderste
partitive heldershelderders—

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: helder
  • Negerhollands: helter
  • → Papiamentu: helder (dated)

References
  1. Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “helder”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎ (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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