zwanger

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swanger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzʋɑ.ŋər/

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• Hyphenation: zwan‧ger
• Rhymes: -ɑŋər

Adjective

zwanger (not comparable)

1. pregnant

   Zij is zwanger van de behanger.

   She is pregnant from the wallpaperer.

Inflection

Declension 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

• (formal) in verwachting
• (of female animals) drachtig

Derived terms

• zwangerheid
• zwangerschap

Descendants

• Afrikaans: swanger