zwanger

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch swanger. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *swangr (“heavy”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈzʋɑ.ŋər/
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Hyphenation: zwan‧ger
Rhymes: -ɑŋər

Adjective[edit]

zwanger (not comparable)

pregnant
Zij is zwanger van de behanger. ― She is pregnant from the wallpaperer.

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of zwanger
uninflected	zwanger
inflected	zwangere
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		zwanger
indefinite	m./f. sing.	zwangere
	n. sing.	zwanger
	plural	zwangere
definite		zwangere
partitive		zwangers

Synonyms[edit]

(somewhat formal) in verwachting, in blijde verwachting
(Suriname) in de verwachting
(dated) in gezegende omstandigheden
(of animals) drachtig

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Afrikaans: swanger
Negerhollands: swanger

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