Nederlands

Dutch

Etymology

Nederland(en) 'the Netherlands' (from neder 'nether, lower' + land 'country') + genitive ending -s

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ˈneː.dər.ˌlɑnts/

Adjective

Nederlands (comparative Nederlandser, superlative meest Nederlands or Nederlandst)

1. of or relating to the Netherlands; Dutch, Netherlandish.

Declension

Declension of Nederlands

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		Nederlands	Nederlandser
neuter singular	indefinite	Nederlands	Nederlandser
	definite	Nederlandse	Nederlandsere	Nederlandste	Nederlandst, Nederlandste
common singular		Nederlandse	Nederlandsere	Nederlandste	Nederlandste
plural		Nederlandse	Nederlandsere	Nederlandste	Nederlandste
partitive		Nederlands	Nederlandsers

Related terms

• Nederlander m

Derived terms

• Nederlandse
• vernederlandsen

Proper noun

Nederlands n

1. Dutch, the language spoken in the Netherlands and in Flanders (i.e. the north of Belgium), Netherlandish.

Derived terms

• Nederlandstalig

See also

• Vlaams