behartenswaardig

Dutch

Etymology

A shortening of behartigenswaardig based on other words of the form [gerund] + -s- + -waardig that lack -ig- before the infinitive ending. Equivalent to beharten +‎ -s- +‎ -waardig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˌɦɑr.tənsˈʋaːr.dəx/
• Hyphenation: be‧har‧tens‧waar‧dig

Adjective

behartenswaardig

1. worth (i.e., deserving of) taking to heart

   Synonyms: behartenswaard, behartigenswaard, behartigenswaardig

Usage notes

• Occasionally proscribed based on the misguided notion that the verb beharten were non-existent; this verb has in fact existed since the sixteenth century.

Derived terms

• behartenswaardigheid