infaam

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French infame, from Latin infamis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfaːm/

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• Hyphenation: in‧faam
• Rhymes: -aːm

Adjective

infaam (comparative infamer, superlative infaamst)

1. dishonourable, honourless
2. scandalous, odious, despicable
   • 2012 November 3, Niels van der Laan & Jeroen Woe (as "Geen Familie"), "Rap over Moszkowicz", in Langs de Leeuw, VARA.

     't Is infaam en abject, ('t Is gewoon abject!) / 'k Heb geen idee wat het betekent, maar het klinkt gewoon perfect.

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Inflection

Declension of infaam
uninflected	infaam
inflected	infame
comparative	infamer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		infaam	infamer	het infaamst het infaamste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	infame	infamere	infaamste
	n. sing.	infaam	infamer	infaamste
	plural	infame	infamere	infaamste
definite		infame	infamere	infaamste
partitive		infaams	infamers	—

Derived terms

• infaamheid

Related terms

• infameus

Descendants

• Afrikaans: infaam
• → Papiamentu: infaam (dated)
• → West Frisian: ynfaam