dierbaar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dierbaer. Equivalent to dier (“dear, precious”) +‎ -baar (“-able, -worthy”), the former a dialectal form of duur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːrbaːr/
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Adjective

dierbaar (comparative dierbaarder, superlative dierbaarst)

  1. dear, prized by someone
  2. (archaic) precious, of great value
  3. (obsolete) pricy
  4. (in devotional circles) highly/morally moving, touching

Inflection
Inflection of dierbaar
uninflected dierbaar
inflected dierbare
comparative dierbaarder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial dierbaardierbaarderhet dierbaarst
het dierbaarste
indefinite m./f. sing. dierbaredierbaarderedierbaarste
n. sing. dierbaardierbaarderdierbaarste
plural dierbaredierbaarderedierbaarste
definite dierbaredierbaarderedierbaarste
partitive dierbaarsdierbaarders—

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • dierbaarheid
  • allerdierbaarst
  • overdierbaar
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