suiwer

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zuiver.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsœɪ̯.vər/
  • Rhymes: -œɪ̯vər
  • Hyphenation: sui‧wer

Adjective

suiwer (attributive suiwere, comparative suiwerder, superlative suiwerste)

  1. pure
  2. clean, tidy
  3. neat, pure (i.e. after expenses and taxes, when talking about profit)
    suiwer wins
    pure profit

Derived terms

  • aansuiwer
  • gesuiwer
  • onsuiwer
  • rassuiwer
  • suiweraar
  • suiwerheid
  • suiwering
  • suiwerwit
  • taalsuiweraar

Verb

suiwer (present suiwer, present participle suiwerende, past participle gesuiwer)

  1. to purify
  2. to clean, to cleanse
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