bekwaam

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈkʋaːm/

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• 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)

1. capable, competent

   Synonym: competent

   Antonyms: onbekwaam, incompetent

Declension

Declension of bekwaam
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	—

Derived terms

• bekwaamheid
• handelingsbekwaam
• onbekwaam

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bekwaam
• Negerhollands: bequaam

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bekwaam

1. inflection of bekwamen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Further reading

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “bekwaam”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute