haantje de voorste

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === haantje-de-voorste (official spelling) === Etymology === Literally, “little rooster the front one”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦaːn.tjə də ˈvoːr.stə/, [ˈɦaːn.cə də ˈvoːr.stə], [ˈɦaːn.cə də ˈvɔːr.stə] Hyphenation: haan‧tje de voor‧ste === Noun === haantje de voorste n (plural haantjes de voorste) (chiefly singular) someone who always is or wants to be at the forefront ==== Usage notes ==== Chiefly used predicatively, in the Netherlands chiefly without an article.