zwanger
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch swanger. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *swangr (“heavy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]zwanger (not comparable)
- pregnant
- Zij is zwanger van de behanger. ― She is pregnant from the wallpaperer.
Declension
[edit]Declension of zwanger | ||||
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uninflected | zwanger | |||
inflected | zwangere | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | zwanger | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | zwangere | ||
n. sing. | zwanger | |||
plural | zwangere | |||
definite | zwangere | |||
partitive | zwangers |
Synonyms
[edit]- (somewhat formal) in verwachting, in blijde verwachting
- (Suriname) in de verwachting
- (dated) in gezegende omstandigheden
- (of animals) drachtig
Derived terms
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- nl:Pregnancy