expres

See also: exprés and exprès

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛksˈprɛs/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧pres
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Etymology 1

From late Middle Dutch expres (“expressly”), from Old French expres, from Latin expressus.

Adverb

expres

1. on purpose, deliberately

Synonyms

• met opzet
• opzettelijk

Antonyms

• abusievelijk
• per abuis
• per ongeluk

Descendants

• Negerhollands: expres
• → Papiamentu: èksprès, espres

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English express or shortened from exprestrein.

Noun

expres m (plural expressen)

1. express, express train
2. Alternative form of expresse

Alternative forms

• express (express train, superseded)

Derived terms

• exprespost

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French express.

Adjective

expres m or n (feminine singular expresă, masculine plural expreși, feminine and neuter plural exprese)

1. express

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	expres		expresă		expreși	exprese
	definite	expresul		expresa		expreșii	expresele
genitive- dative	indefinite	expres		exprese		expreși	exprese
	definite	expresului		expresei		expreșilor	expreselor