gruwzaam
Dutch
Etymology
Cognate with English gruesome, German grausam (“cruel”) and Danish and Norwegian grusom (“horrible”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
gruwzaam (comparative gruwzamer, superlative gruwzaamst)
Inflection
| Declension of gruwzaam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | gruwzaam | |||
| inflected | gruwzame | |||
| comparative | gruwzamer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | gruwzaam | gruwzamer | het gruwzaamst het gruwzaamste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | gruwzame | gruwzamere | gruwzaamste |
| n. sing. | gruwzaam | gruwzamer | gruwzaamste | |
| plural | gruwzame | gruwzamere | gruwzaamste | |
| definite | gruwzame | gruwzamere | gruwzaamste | |
| partitive | gruwzaams | gruwzamers | — | |
Synonyms
- (gruesome): verschrikkelijk, afschuwelijk
- (cruel): wreed