spaarzaam

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch *spaersam, attested in spaersamheit. Equivalent to sparen +‎ -zaam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspaːr.zaːm/
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  • Hyphenation: spaar‧zaam

Adjective

spaarzaam (comparative spaarzaamer, superlative spaarzaamst)

  1. sparing, frugal, thrifty

Declension

Declension of spaarzaam
uninflected spaarzaam
inflected spaarzame
comparative spaarzamer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial spaarzaam spaarzamer het spaarzaamst
het spaarzaamste
indefinite m./f. sing. spaarzame spaarzamere spaarzaamste
n. sing. spaarzaam spaarzamer spaarzaamste
plural spaarzame spaarzamere spaarzaamste
definite spaarzame spaarzamere spaarzaamste
partitive spaarzaams spaarzamers

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: spaarsaam
  • Negerhollands: spaarsaam

Adverb

spaarzaam

  1. sparingly, frugally, thriftly