suver

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sūvar, from Latin sōbrius.

Adjective

suver

  1. pure, uncontaminated
  2. clean, spotless
  3. morally pure
  4. virgin

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Dutch: zuiver
    • Afrikaans: suiwer
    • → Aukan: soifili
    • → Sranan Tongo: soifri
      • → Saramaccan: sóífí
  • Limburgish: zuver
  • Zealandic: zuver

Further reading
  • “suver (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “suver”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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