ader

See also: Ader and åder

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • aar (dialectal)
  • aâr (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ādere, from Old Dutch *āthera, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrō, compare German Ader.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.dər/
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  • Rhymes: -aːdər

Noun

ader f, m (plural aders or aderen, diminutive adertje n)

  1. vein
  2. (geology) vein
  3. (by extension) any narrow and long passageway essential to a larger networked system such as roads

Derived terms

  • (anatomical vein): bloedader (vein)
  • (geological vein): goudader (gold vein)
  • (narrow long passageway): verkeersader (a major road or thoroughfare)

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *atra.

Noun

ader

  1. plough
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