bilateraal

Dutch

Etymology

From bi- +‎ lateraal. The noun sense is an ellipsis of bilateraal gesprek (“bilateral conversation”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

bilateraal (not comparable)

1. bilateral

   Synonym: tweezijdig

Inflection

Inflection of bilateraal
uninflected	bilateraal
inflected	bilaterale
comparative	bilateraler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		bilateraal	bilateraler	het bilateraalst het bilateraalste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	bilaterale	bilateralere	bilateraalste
	n. sing.	bilateraal	bilateraler	bilateraalste
	plural	bilaterale	bilateralere	bilateraalste
definite		bilaterale	bilateralere	bilateraalste
partitive		bilateraals	bilateralers	—

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bilateral

Noun

bilateraal c (plural bilateralen, diminutive bilateraaltje n)

1. (usually in the diminutive, office slang) A meeting between two people, particularly between an employer/manager and an employee.

   Synonym: bila

Derived terms

• bila