soewerein

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch soeverein, from Old French soverain. Influenced in the first vowel by Middle French souverain and French souverain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.ʋəˈrəin/
  • Rhymes: -əin
  • Hyphenation: soe‧we‧rein

Adjective

soewerein (used only predicatively, comparative soewereiner, superlative soewereinste)

  1. sovereign
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