zuiver

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzœy̯vər/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch suver, from Old Dutch *sūvar, from Latin sōbrius. Compare German sauber.

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
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

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

zuiver

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