anderhalf

Dutch

Etymology

From ander + half. ander, while usually meaning other, also has an archaic meaning as second. half means more specifically half before. Therefore, anderhalf means literally half before the second, but this meaning is no longer in use.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

anderhalf

  1. one and a half

Inflection

Inflection of anderhalf
uninflected anderhalf
inflected anderhalve
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. anderhalve
n. sing. anderhalf
plural anderhalve
definite anderhalve
partitive
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