ridder

Noun

1. (masculine) knight
2. (masculine, obsolete) one of certain butterflies of the family Papilionidae
3. (masculine, obsolete) one of certain butterflies of the family Papilionidae
4. (masculine) a champion

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of ridderen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of ridderen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of ridderen:

ridderen

1. (transitive) to knight:
2. (transitive) to knight:

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈrɪdər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: riddere

Inherited from Old Dutch: *rīdere

In summary

From Middle Dutch riddere, a variant form of ridere, from Old Dutch *rīdere, from rīdan + -ere (equivalent to modern rijder).

Concepts

knight

cavalier

ritter

chevalier

gallant

cavalero

Synonyms

paard

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paard in schaakspel

Translations

Ritter

chevalier

caballero

rycerz

şövalye

cavaleiro

cavaliere

cavaller

ιππότης

eques

şovalye

cavalier

caballera

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