bezwaar

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈzʋaːr/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧zwaar
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Etymology 1

From bezwaren. First attested in the sixteenth century.

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Noun

bezwaar n (plural bezwaren, diminutive bezwaartje n)

  1. objection
    Synonym: tegenwerping
  2. difficulty, obstacle
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: beswaar, beswaarde
  • Indonesian: keberatan (calque)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bezwaar

  1. inflection of bezwaren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative