zwanger

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swanger. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *swangr (“heavy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋɑ.ŋər/
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  • Hyphenation: zwan‧ger
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋər

Adjective

zwanger (not comparable)

  1. pregnant
    Synonyms: in verwachting, (somewhat formal) in blijde verwachting, (Suriname) in de verwachting, (Christianity) in gezegende omstandigheden, (of animals) drachtig
    Zij is zwanger van de behanger. ― She is pregnant from the wallpaperer.
  2. (of a couple) expecting a baby together
    Synonyms: in verwachting, (somewhat formal) in blijde verwachting

Declension

Declension of zwanger
uninflected zwanger
inflected zwangere
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial zwanger
indefinite m./f. sing. zwangere
n. sing. zwanger
plural zwangere
definite zwangere
partitive zwangers

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: swanger
  • Negerhollands: swanger
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