minzaam
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom min (“love, affection”) or minnen (“to love”) + -zaam.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
editminzaam (comparative minzamer, superlative minzaamst)
Usage notes
edit- Today often has connotations of condescension and smugness, as in minzaam glimlachje ("smug smile").
Declension
editDeclension of minzaam | ||||
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uninflected | minzaam | |||
inflected | minzame | |||
comparative | minzamer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | minzaam | minzamer | het minzaamst het minzaamste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | minzame | minzamere | minzaamste |
n. sing. | minzaam | minzamer | minzaamste | |
plural | minzame | minzamere | minzaamste | |
definite | minzame | minzamere | minzaamste | |
partitive | minzaams | minzamers | — |