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Dutch
Etymology
A shortening of behartigenswaardig based on other words of the form + -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
- 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