-더

See also: and -더-

Korean

Etymology

Shortened from -이더 (-ideo), variant pronunciation of -이다 (-ida, politeness-attaching particle), grammaticalized from the copula -이다 (-ida, to be).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɤ~də]

Particle

-더 • (-deo)

  1. (Changwon Gyeongsang) A vocative case marker showing respect for the addressee without conceding one's own social status.
    Coordinate terms: -아 (-a, self-assertive), -이더 (-ideo, self-humbling)
    서방, 오데 ?Gim-seobang-deo, ode ga-yo?Mr. Kim, where are you going? (from Lee 2005, p. 225)

References

  • 이기갑 (Yi Ki-gap) (2000) “국어 방언의 조사 체계 [gugeo bang'eonui josa chegye, The particle systems of Korean dialects]”, in Eoneohak (in Korean), volume 27, pages 201—233