Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch inhêemsch. Equivalent to in +‎ heem (home) +‎ -s. Compare German einheimisch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈɦeːms/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧heems
  • Rhymes: -eːms

Adjective

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inheems (not comparable)

  1. native, indigenous, domestic, autochthonous
    Antonyms: uitheems, vreemd

Inflection

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Declension of inheems
uninflected inheems
inflected inheemse
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial inheems
indefinite m./f. sing. inheemse
n. sing. inheems
plural inheemse
definite inheemse
partitive inheems