diender

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch diender, variant of dienre. By surface analysis, dienen +‎ er. The -d- is an instance of epenthesis commonly encountered between liquid consonants and vowels; compare for example doender, daalder.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdin.dər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: dien‧der

Noun[edit]

diender m (plural dienders, diminutive diendertje n)

  1. Synonym of politieagent (police officer)

Descendants[edit]

  • Papiamentu: diender (dated)