anderhalf

Dutch

Etymology

From ander +‎ half. Ander, while usually meaning other, also has an archaic meaning as “second”. Half means more specifically “half before”. Therefore, anderhalf means literally “half before the second”, but this meaning is no longer generally understood in this way.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑn.dərˈɦɑlf/, /ˈɑn.dərˌɦɑlf/

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• Hyphenation: an‧der‧half

Numeral

anderhalf

1. one and a half

Inflection

Declension of anderhalf
uninflected	anderhalf
inflected	anderhalve
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	anderhalve
	n. sing.	anderhalf
	plural	anderhalve
definite		anderhalve
partitive

Derived terms

• anderhalve man en een paardenkop

Descendants

• Afrikaans: anderhalf