inderdaad

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch inderdaad.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Adverb[edit]

inderdaad

  1. indeed

Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier inderdaet, a univerbation of in +‎ der +‎ daet. Equivalent to a univerbation of in +‎ der +‎ daad. Written as one word since the 17th century. Earliest documented use with its current meaning in 1639.[1]

Compare German in der Tat and English indeed.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪn.dərˈdaːt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧der‧daad
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Adverb[edit]

inderdaad

  1. indeed

References[edit]

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “inderdaad”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute