helder

== English == === Alternative forms === elder hether === Etymology === From Old Norse heldr. Cognate with Danish heller. === Adverb === helder (not comparable) (obsolete) Rather. == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch helder, from hel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.dər/ === Adjective === helder (attributive helder, comparative helderder, superlative helderste) clear, bright clear, lucid, obvious clear, transparent, lucid == Dutch == === Etymology === From earlier heller, derived from or related to hel (“bright”), though the origin of the suffix -er is unknown. The -d- is commonly inserted after an intervocalic l, r and n in Dutch; compare for example daalder, kelder, diender and vaarder. The comparative helderder thus demonstrates this effect twice in a single word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛldər/ Hyphenation: hel‧der Rhymes: -ɛldər === Adjective === helder (comparative helderder, superlative helderst) clear, bright clear, lucid, obvious clear, transparent, lucid ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: helder Negerhollands: helter → Papiamentu: helder (dated) === References ===