welkom
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch welkom, from Proto-Germanic *weljakwumô.
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welkom
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wiljakumô. Cognate to English welcome, West Frisian wolkom, German willkommen, Danish velkommen and Norwegian Bokmål velkommen.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
welkom (not comparable)
Inflection edit
The vowel is lengthened in the inflected form.
Inflection of welkom | ||||
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uninflected | welkom | |||
inflected | welkome | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | welkom | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | welkome | ||
n. sing. | welkom | |||
plural | welkome | |||
definite | welkome | |||
partitive | welkoms |
Interjection edit
welkom
- welcome!
- Welkom in Brabant
- Welcome to Brabant
- Welkom in Brabant
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Jamaican Creole edit
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Noun edit
welkom
- to welcome, to receive someone
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 10:40:
- Enibadi we welkom unu, welkom mi. An enibadi we welkom mi, welkom di wan we sen mi kom
- Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me
- to greet
Further reading edit
- welkom at majstro.com
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welkom