antwoord

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch antwoord (noun) and antwoorden (verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɐnt.vuə̯rt/
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Noun

antwoord (plural antwoorde)

  1. answer

Verb

antwoord (present antwoord, present participle antwoordende, past participle geantwoord)

  1. to answer

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑntʋoːrt/
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  • Hyphenation: ant‧woord

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch antworde, from Old Dutch andworde, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdiją. Cognate to German Antwort.

Noun

antwoord n (plural antwoorden, diminutive antwoordje n)

  1. answer, reply
    Wie weet het juiste antwoord?
    Who knows the correct answer?
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: antwoord
  • Negerhollands: antwoord, anturt
  • Sranan Tongo: antwortu
    • Caribbean Javanese: antwor
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

antwoord

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