antwoord

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch antwoord (noun) and antwoorden (verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɐnt.vuə̯rt/

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Noun

antwoord (plural antwoorde)

1. answer

Verb

antwoord (present antwoord, present participle antwoordende, past participle geantwoord)

1. to answer

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑntʋoːrt/

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• Hyphenation: ant‧woord

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch antworde, from Old Dutch andworde, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdiją. Cognate to German Antwort.

Noun

antwoord n (plural antwoorden, diminutive antwoordje n)

1. answer, reply

   Wie weet het juiste antwoord?

   Who knows the correct answer?

Derived terms

• antwoorden

Descendants

• Afrikaans: antwoord
• Negerhollands: antwoord, anturt
• → Sranan Tongo: antwortu
  • → Caribbean Javanese: antwor

See also

• uitsluitsel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

antwoord

1. inflection of antwoorden:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative