zondaar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sondâer, also sonder. Equivalent to zonde +‎ -aar. It is the only word in which the long-vowel form -aar (rather than reduced -er) follows a consonant other than -l-, -n-, -r- in modern Dutch; this is surely to avoid homophony with zonder (“without”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɔn.daːr/
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Hyphenation: zon‧daar

Noun

zondaar m (plural zondaars or zondaren, diminutive zondaartje n, feminine zondares)

sinner

Derived terms

aartszondaar
dopingzondaar
verkeerszondaar
zondaarsbank
zondares

Descendants

Afrikaans: sondaar
Negerhollands: sondaar, sondar

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