raar

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch raer (rare, unusual) (itself rarely occurring), borrowed from Latin rārus (rare, uncommon). Cognate with English rare and Spanish raro.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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raar (comparative raarder, superlative raarst)

  1. strange, odd, weird, unusual

Declension

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Declension of raar
uninflected raar
inflected rare
comparative raarder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial raar raarder het raarst
het raarste
indefinite m./f. sing. rare raardere raarste
n. sing. raar raarder raarste
plural rare raardere raarste
definite rare raardere raarste
partitive raars raarders

Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: rar
  • Papiamentu: rar, raar