behartenswaardig

Dutch

Etymology

A shortening of behartigenswaardig based on other words of the form [gerund] + -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

  1. 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

  • behartenswaardigheid
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