-zaam

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -sam, later also -saem based on the inflected forms, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz.

Cognate with German -sam, Old Norse -samr.

Suffix

-zaam

  1. Used to form adjectives/adverbs of base adjective's quality; compare English -some
    moe 'tired' → moeizaam 'tiresome'

Derived terms

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References

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