internationaal

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English international, apparently coined in 1780 by Jeremy Bentham from inter- + national (inter- +‎ nationaal), both ultimately from Latin.

Pronunciation

  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tər.naː.(t)ʃoːˈnaːl/
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  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧na‧ti‧o‧naal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

internationaal (comparative internationaler, superlative internationaalst)

  1. international, between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations

Declension

Declension of internationaal
uninflected internationaal
inflected internationale
comparative internationaler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial internationaal internationaler het internationaalst
het internationaalste
indefinite m./f. sing. internationale internationalere internationaalste
n. sing. internationaal internationaler internationaalste
plural internationale internationalere internationaalste
definite internationale internationalere internationaalste
partitive internationaals internationalers

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: internasional
    • Malay: internasional

Noun

internationaal m (plural internationalen, diminutive internationaaltje n)

  1. an international actor, e.g. player in a national sports team
  2. a stock that is traded on exchanges in different countries

Synonyms

See also

  • multinationaal