haantje de voorste
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- haantje-de-voorste (official spelling)
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “little rooster the front one”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɦaːn.tjə də ˈvoːr.stə/, [ˈɦaːn.cə də ˈvoːr.stə], [ˈɦaːn.cə də ˈvɔːr.stə]
- Hyphenation: haan‧tje de voor‧ste
Noun[edit]
haantje de voorste n (plural haantjes de voorste)
- (chiefly singular) Someone who always is or wants to be at the forefront.
Usage notes[edit]
Chiefly used predicatively, in the Netherlands chiefly without an article.