oever

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Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch oever, from Old Dutch *uovar, from Proto-Germanic *ōferaz. Cognate with German Ufer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈuvər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: oe‧ver
  • Rhymes: -uvər

Noun[edit]

oever m (plural oevers, diminutive oevertje n)

  1. bank (as in riverbank), shore (e.g. of a lake)
    • 2005, “Aan de oevers van de tijd”, in Dagen van gras, dagen van stro, performed by Spinvis:
      aan de oevers van de tijd / keek ik om me heen / ik wachtte aan de kant / aan de oevers van de tijd / en alles ging voorbij / verloor zijn naam / en spoelde aan
      at the shores of time / I looked around me / I waited on the side / at the shores of time / and all went past / lost its name / and drifted ashore

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  • Afrikaans: oewer

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Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch *uovar, from Proto-Germanic *ōferaz.

Noun[edit]

oever m or n

  1. bank, shore, waterside

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