zondaar
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sondâer, also sonder. Equivalent to zonde + -aar. It is the only word in which the long-vowel form -aar (rather than reduced -er) follows a consonant other than -l-, -n-, -r- in modern Dutch; this is surely to avoid homophony with zonder (“without”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɔn.daːr/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: zon‧daar
Noun
zondaar m (plural zondaars or zondaren, diminutive zondaartje n, feminine zondares)
Derived terms
- aartszondaar
- dopingzondaar
- verkeerszondaar
- zondaarsbank
- zondares