zondaar

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sondâer, also sonder. Equivalent to zonde +‎ -aar. It is the only word in which the long-vowel form -aar (rather than reduced -er) follows a consonant other than -l-, -n-, -r- in modern Dutch; this is surely to avoid homophony with zonder (without).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔn.daːr/
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  • Hyphenation: zon‧daar

Noun

zondaar m (plural zondaars or zondaren, diminutive zondaartje n, feminine zondares)

  1. sinner

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: sondaar
  • Negerhollands: sondaar, sondar