haantje de voorste

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “little rooster the front one”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦaːn.tjə də ˈvoːr.stə/, [ˈɦaːn.cə də ˈvoːr.stə], [ˈɦaːn.cə də ˈvɔːr.stə]
  • Hyphenation: haan‧tje de voor‧ste

Noun

haantje de voorste n (plural haantjes de voorste)

  1. (chiefly singular) someone who always is or wants to be at the forefront

Usage notes

Chiefly used predicatively, in the Netherlands chiefly without an article.

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