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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch suver, from Old Dutch *sūvar, from Latin sōbrius. Doublet of sober.
Adjective
zuiver (comparative zuiverder, superlative zuiverst)
- pure
- clean, tidy
- net (i.e after expenses and taxes, when talking about profit, as in zuivere winst)
- guiltless, clean (e.g conscience)
- (music) in tune
- Antonym: vals
- (statistics) unbiased
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Interjection
zuiver
- (Suriname, colloquial) that's right, correct, exactly, agreed
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
zuiver
- inflection of zuiveren:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative