-saam

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Etymology

Inherited from Dutch -zaam, from Middle Dutch -sam, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from *samaz (same). Cognate with English -some, German -sam, Old Norse -samr.

Suffix

-saam

  1. Used to form adjectives of the base word's quality; compare English -able, English -some.
    selde (rarely) + ‎-saam → ‎seldsaam (rare)
    spraak (speech) + ‎-saam → ‎spraaksaam (talkative)
    spaar (to save) + ‎-saam → ‎spaarsaam (frugal)

Derived terms

See also

-baar