zorg

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔrx/

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• Hyphenation: zorg
• Rhymes: -ɔrx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sorge, sorghe, surghe, from Old Dutch *sworga, *sorga, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Compare German Sorge, West Frisian soarch, English sorrow, Danish sorg, Swedish sorg.

Noun

zorg f (plural zorgen)

1. care
2. concern, worry

Derived terms

Derived terms

• gezondheidszorg
• maak je geen zorgen
• mantelzorg
• voorzorg

• zorgeloos
• zorgfonds
• zorgverlener

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sorg

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zorg

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of zorgen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of zorgen