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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈɦoːrˌzaːm/
- Hyphenation: ge‧hoor‧zaam
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch gehoorsaem, from Old Dutch *gihōrsam, from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀisam. Equivalent to gehoor + -zaam.
Adjective
gehoorzaam (comparative gehoorzamer, superlative gehoorzaamst)
- obedient
- De hond is heel gehoorzaam en luistert altijd naar zijn baas. ― The dog is very obedient and always listens to its owner.
- Kinderen zijn niet altijd gehoorzaam aan hun ouders. ― Children are not always obedient to their parents.
- Van alle leerlingen is zij de gehoorzaamste. ― Of all the students, she is the most obedient.
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gehoorzaam
- inflection of gehoorzamen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative