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ander.

other

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɑn.dər/[ˈɑ̃.dər]Netherlands
  1. other

    not-comparable
    Kun je me een ander boek aanraden?
    De kat speelde met het ene speeltje en negeerde het andere speeltje.
  2. different

    not-comparable
    Ze koos een ander restaurant voor het diner.
    De twee schilderijen zijn van dezelfde kunstenaar, maar ze hebben een andere stijl.
  3. second

    archaic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ander, from Old Dutch ander, from Proto-West Germanic *anþar, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz.

pron/ˈɑn.dər/[ˈɑ̃.dər]Netherlands
  1. another, another person, someone else

    Wat gij niet wilt dat u geschiedt, doe dat ook een ander niet.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ander, from Old Dutch ander, from Proto-West Germanic *anþar, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz.

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