spierwit

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch spierwit.

Adjective[edit]

spierwit (attributive spierwite, not comparable)

  1. white as a sheet, snow-white
    Synonyms: haelwit, sneeuwit

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From spier (poultry, white meat) +‎ wit (white).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /spiːrˈʋɪt/
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  • Hyphenation: spier‧wit

Adjective[edit]

spierwit (not comparable)

  1. white as a sheet
    Synonyms: hagelwit, sneeuwwit

Inflection[edit]

Declension of spierwit
uninflected spierwit
inflected spierwitte
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial spierwit
indefinite m./f. sing. spierwitte
n. sing. spierwit
plural spierwitte
definite spierwitte
partitive spierwits

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: spierwit