tegenover

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of tegen +‎ over. First attested in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌteː.ɣəˈnoː.vər/, /ˌteː.ɣənˈoː.vər/
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  • Hyphenation: te‧gen‧over

Preposition

tegenover

  1. opposite
  2. against, versus

Circumposition

tegenover

  1. (obsolete) opposite
    Ze stonden tegen elkaar over. ― They stood opposite each other.

Declension

Pronominal adverbs of tegenover
preposition tegenover
postpositional adv. tegenover
+ het (it) ertegenover
+ dit (this) hiertegenover
+ dat (that) daartegenover
+ wat (what) waartegenover
+ iets (something) ergens tegenover
+ niets (nothing) nergens tegenover
+ alles (everything) overal tegenover

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: teenoor
  • Negerhollands: teegen over, tegenover, tegen over

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