haantje de voorste

Dutch

Alternative forms

haantje-de-voorste (official spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “little rooster the front one”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɦaːn.tjə də ˈvoːr.stə/, [ˈɦaːn.cə də ˈvoːr.stə], [ˈɦaːn.cə də ˈvɔːr.stə]
Hyphenation: haan‧tje de voor‧ste

Noun

haantje de voorste n (plural haantjes de voorste)

(chiefly singular) Someone who always is or wants to be at the forefront.

Usage notes

Chiefly used predicatively, in the Netherlands chiefly without an article.

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