infaam

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle French infame, from Latin infamis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈfaːm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧faam
  • Rhymes: -aːm

Adjective[edit]

infaam (comparative infamer, superlative infaamst)

  1. dishonourable, honourless
  2. scandalous, odious, despicable
    • 2012 November 3, Niels van der Laan & Jeroen Woe (as "Geen Familie"), "Rap over Moszkowicz", in Langs de Leeuw, VARA.
      't Is infaam en abject, ('t Is gewoon abject!) / 'k Heb geen idee wat het betekent, maar het klinkt gewoon perfect.
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Inflection[edit]

Inflection of infaam
uninflected infaam
inflected infame
comparative infamer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial infaam infamer het infaamst
het infaamste
indefinite m./f. sing. infame infamere infaamste
n. sing. infaam infamer infaamste
plural infame infamere infaamste
definite infame infamere infaamste
partitive infaams infamers —

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: infaam
  • → Papiamentu: infaam (dated)
  • → West Frisian: ynfaam
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