bekwaam
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈkʋaːm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧kwaam
- Rhymes: -aːm
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bequaem, from Proto-Germanic *bi-quēmi-, *bikwemaną. Doublet of bekomen. Cognate with German bequem.
Adjective
bekwaam (comparative bekwamer, superlative bekwaamst)
- capable, competent
Inflection
Inflection of bekwaam | ||||
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uninflected | bekwaam | |||
inflected | bekwame | |||
comparative | bekwamer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | bekwaam | bekwamer | het bekwaamst het bekwaamste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | bekwame | bekwamere | bekwaamste |
n. sing. | bekwaam | bekwamer | bekwaamste | |
plural | bekwame | bekwamere | bekwaamste | |
definite | bekwame | bekwamere | bekwaamste | |
partitive | bekwaams | bekwamers | — |
Antonyms
- onbekwaam
Derived terms
- bekwaamheid
Descendants
- Negerhollands: bequaam
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bekwaam
- first-person singular present indicative of bekwamen
- imperative of bekwamen
Further reading
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “bekwaam”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute