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German
Etymology
Niederlande + -isch
Pronunciation
Adjective
niederländisch (strong nominative masculine singular niederländischer, comparative niederländischer, superlative am niederländischsten)
- (relational) Dutch (of the Netherlands, people, or language)
- Synonym: (somewhat informal) holländisch
- 2013, Ute K. Boonen and Ingeborg Harmes in co-operation with Michaela Poß, Truus Kruyt and Gunther De Vogelaer, Niederländische Sprachwissenschaft: Eine Einführung, p. 36:
Die Entwicklung der niederländischen Sprache wird grob in vier Stadien unterteilt [...]:
Altniederländisch Oudnederlands 8. Jh.–1150
Mittelniederländisch Middelnederlands 1150–1500
Neuniederländisch Nieuwnederlands 16 Jh.–19. Jh.
Modernes Niederländisch Hedendaags Nederlands 20. Jh.–heute- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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