suver

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sūvar, from Latin sōbrius.

Adjective

suver

  1. pure, uncontaminated
  2. clean, spotless
  3. morally pure
  4. virgin

Inflection

Adjective
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative indefinite suver suver, suvere suver suver, suvere
definite suver, suvere suver, suvere
accusative indefinite suveren suver, suvere suver suver, suvere
definite suver, suvere
genitive indefinite suvers suverre suvers suverre
definite suvers, suveren suvers, suveren
dative suveren suverre suveren suveren

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: zuiver
    • Afrikaans: suiwer
    • → Aukan: soifili
    • → Sranan Tongo: soifri
      • → Saramaccan: sóífí
  • Limburgish: zuver
  • Zealandic: zuver

Further reading

  • “suver (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “suver”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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