suver

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sūvar, from Latin sōbrius.

Adjective

suver

1. pure, uncontaminated
2. clean, spotless
3. morally pure
4. virgin

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• suveren

Descendants

• Dutch: zuiver
  • Afrikaans: suiwer
  • → Aukan: soifili
  • → Sranan Tongo: soifri
    • → Saramaccan: sóífí
• Limburgish: zuver
• Zealandic: zuver

Further reading

• “suver (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “suver”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN