zuiver

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzœy̯vər/
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  • Hyphenation: zui‧ver
  • Rhymes: -œy̯vər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch suver, from Old Dutch *sūvar, from Latin sōbrius. Doublet of sober.

Adjective

zuiver (comparative zuiverder, superlative zuiverst)

  1. pure
  2. clean, tidy
  3. net (i.e after expenses and taxes, when talking about profit, as in zuivere winst)
  4. guiltless, clean (e.g conscience)
  5. (music) in tune
    Antonym: vals
  6. (statistics) unbiased
Inflection
Inflection of zuiver
uninflected zuiver
inflected zuivere
comparative zuiverder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial zuiverzuiverderhet zuiverst
het zuiverste
indefinite m./f. sing. zuiverezuiverderezuiverste
n. sing. zuiverzuiverderzuiverste
plural zuiverezuiverderezuiverste
definite zuiverezuiverderezuiverste
partitive zuiverszuiverders—
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: suiwer
  • → Aukan: soifili
  • → Sranan Tongo: soifri
    • → Saramaccan: sóífí

Interjection

zuiver

  1. (Suriname, colloquial) that's right, correct, exactly, agreed

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zuiver

  1. inflection of zuiveren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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