dokumentêr

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English documentary or French documentaire. Equivalent to dokument +‎ -êr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌdʊə̯.ky.mɛnˈtɛːr/

Noun[edit]

dokumentêr (plural dokumentêre)

  1. (chiefly singular) documentary

Usage notes[edit]

  • This word is seldom used in the plural, instead collocations like dokumentêre prente or dokumentêre rolprente (“documentary films”) are often found instead with a plural meaning.

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

dokumentêr (attributive dokumentêre, not comparable)

  1. documentary, pertaining to documents and documentary evidence
  2. documentary, pertaining to documentary films