spierwit

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch spierwit.

Adjective

spierwit (attributive spierwite, not comparable)

  1. white as a sheet, snow-white
    Synonyms: haelwit, sneeuwit

Dutch

Etymology

From spier (“poultry, white meat”) +‎ wit (“white”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spiːrˈʋɪt/
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  • Hyphenation: spier‧wit

Adjective

spierwit (not comparable)

  1. white as a sheet
    Synonyms: hagelwit, sneeuwwit

Inflection
Inflection of spierwit
uninflected spierwit
inflected spierwitte
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial spierwit
indefinite m./f. sing. spierwitte
n. sing. spierwit
plural spierwitte
definite spierwitte
partitive spierwits

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: spierwit
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