helder
See also: Hélder
English
Alternative forms
- elder
- hether
Etymology
From Old Norse heldr. Cognate with Danish heller.
Adverb
helder (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Rather.
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch helder, from hel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.dər/
Adjective
helder (attributive helder, comparative helderder, superlative helderste)
- clear, bright
- clear, lucid, obvious
- 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/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: hel‧der
- Rhymes: -ɛldər
Adjective
helder (comparative helderder, superlative helderst)
- clear, bright
- clear, lucid, obvious
- clear, transparent, lucid
Inflection
| Inflection of helder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | helder | |||
| inflected | heldere | |||
| comparative | helderder | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | helder | helderder | het helderst het helderste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | heldere | helderdere | helderste |
| n. sing. | helder | helderder | helderste | |
| plural | heldere | helderdere | helderste | |
| definite | heldere | helderdere | helderste | |
| partitive | helders | helderders | — | |
Derived terms
- glashelder
- helderheid
- klaarhelder
- ophelderen
- opheldering
- verhelderen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: helder
- Negerhollands: helter
- → Papiamentu: helder (dated)
References
- 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