-zaam

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch -sam, later also -saem based on the inflected forms, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from *samaz (“same”). Cognate with English -some, German -sam, Old Norse -samr.

Suffix

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-zaam

  1. Used to form adjectives/adverbs of base adjective's quality; compare English -able, English -some
    ‎moe (“tired”) + ‎-zaam → ‎moeizaam (“tiresome”)

Derived terms

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Dutch terms suffixed with -zaam

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: -saam

See also

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