-zaam

zaam Dutch Etymology From nl dum -sam, later also dum -saem based on the inflected forms, from nl odt -sam, from nl gem-pro *-samaz, from gem-pro *samaz same. Cognate with en -some, de -sam, non -samr. Suffix nl suffix adjective-forming suffixes Used to form adjectives/adverbs of base adjective's quality; compare en -able, en -some nl moe tired moeizaam tiresome Derived terms nl Descendants af -saam See also nl -baar