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Dutch
Pronunciation
Suffix
-der m (plural -ders)
- Alternative form of -er, used with words ending in -r, and sometimes -l and -n.
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish -atóir, from Latin -tor, -tōrem.
Suffix
-der m
- Suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person who does (or a thing that does) something.
- çhengey (“language”) + -der → çhengeyder (“linguist”)
- yl-phoosey (“polygamy”) + -der → yl-phooseyder (“polygamist”)
Derived terms
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *-teros (comparative suffix[1]),[2] from Proto-Indo-European *-teros. Cognate with Cornish -der.
Pronunciation
Usage notes
/tɛr/ and /dɛr/ are variants of the same suffix. /tɛr/ (phonetically ) is always spelt -ter whereas /dɛr/ is represented by -ter after an unvoiced fricative (phonetically ) and by -der after other voiced sounds (phonetically ).
Suffix
-der m (plural -derau)
- forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
- dewr (“brave”) + -der → dewrder (“bravery”)
- prin (“rare, scarce”) + -der → prinder (“lack, scarcity”)
- eang (“wide”) + -der → ehangder (“breadth, expanse”)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii (9)
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-der”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies