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louter.

pure

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlɑu̯tər/

  1. pure

    inflected
    het louterste goud

  2. a lot of; a bunch of

    invariable
    Het zijn louter leugens.
    Er zijn louter regels die we moeten volgen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch louter, variant of luyter, lûter, lutter, from Old Dutch *lūtir, luttir, from Proto-Germanic *hlūtraz. The -ou- is probably due to influence by late Middle High German lauter, older lūter, from Old High German hlūter, from the same Germanic source. Compare modern German lauter.

adv/ˈlɑu̯tər/

  1. only, solely, purely

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch louter, variant of luyter, lûter, lutter, from Old Dutch *lūtir, luttir, from Proto-Germanic *hlūtraz. The -ou- is probably due to influence by late Middle High German lauter, older lūter, from Old High German hlūter, from the same Germanic source. Compare modern German lauter.

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