-zaam

See also: zaam

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -sam, later also -saem based on the inflected forms, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from *samaz (“same”). Cognate with English -some, German -sam, Old Norse -samr.

Suffix

-zaam

1. Used to form adjectives/adverbs of base adjective's quality; compare English -able, English -some.

   ‎moe (“tired”) + ‎-zaam → ‎moeizaam (“tiresome”)

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -zaam

Descendants

• Afrikaans: -saam

See also

• -baar