waakzaam

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Dutch

Etymology

From waken (to watch, stay awake) +‎ -zaam.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

waakzaam (comparative waakzamer, superlative waakzaamst)

  1. vigilant, watchful

Inflection

Inflection of waakzaam
uninflected waakzaam
inflected waakzame
comparative waakzamer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial waakzaam waakzamer het waakzaamst
het waakzaamste
indefinite m./f. sing. waakzame waakzamere waakzaamste
n. sing. waakzaam waakzamer waakzaamste
plural waakzame waakzamere waakzaamste
definite waakzame waakzamere waakzaamste
partitive waakzaams waakzamers

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: wachsaam