Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French élémentaire, from Latin elementārius. Equivalent to element +‎ -air.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌeːləmɛnˈtɛːr/
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  • Hyphenation: ele‧men‧tair
  • Rhymes: -ɛːr

Adjective

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elementair (comparative elementairder, superlative elementairst)

  1. elementary (relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something)
  2. elementary (relating to a subatomic particle)

Declension

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Declension of elementair
uninflected elementair
inflected elementaire
comparative elementairder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial elementair elementairder het elementairst
het elementairste
indefinite m./f. sing. elementaire elementairdere elementairste
n. sing. elementair elementairder elementairste
plural elementaire elementairdere elementairste
definite elementaire elementairdere elementairste
partitive elementairs elementairders

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: elementer