"werksaam" meaning in Afrikaans

See werksaam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɛrk.sɑːm/ Forms: werksame [attributive], werksamer [comparative], werksaamste [superlative]
Etymology: From Dutch werkzaam. Equivalent to werk (“to work”) + -saam. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|werkzaam}} Dutch werkzaam, {{suf|af|werk|saam|t1=to work}} werk (“to work”) + -saam Head templates: {{af-adj|werksame}} werksaam (attributive werksame, comparative werksamer, superlative werksaamste)
  1. active, operative
    Sense id: en-werksaam-af-adj-sTWyeh0f Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans terms suffixed with -saam Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Afrikaans terms suffixed with -saam: 47 53
  2. employed
    Sense id: en-werksaam-af-adj-WUb3sr5g Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans terms suffixed with -saam, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Afrikaans terms suffixed with -saam: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: werksaamheid
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  "derived": [
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "werkzaam"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch werkzaam",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "af",
        "2": "werk",
        "3": "saam",
        "t1": "to work"
      },
      "expansion": "werk (“to work”) + -saam",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch werkzaam. Equivalent to werk (“to work”) + -saam.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "werksame",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werksamer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werksaamste",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "werksame"
      },
      "expansion": "werksaam (attributive werksame, comparative werksamer, superlative werksaamste)",
      "name": "af-adj"
    }
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  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "47 53",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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        },
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "employed"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "employed",
          "employed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɛrk.sɑːm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "werksaam"
}
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    "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
    "Afrikaans lemmas",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms suffixed with -saam",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "werksaamheid"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "nl",
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch werkzaam",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "werk",
        "3": "saam",
        "t1": "to work"
      },
      "expansion": "werk (“to work”) + -saam",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch werkzaam. Equivalent to werk (“to work”) + -saam.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "werksame",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werksamer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werksaamste",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "werksame"
      },
      "expansion": "werksaam (attributive werksame, comparative werksamer, superlative werksaamste)",
      "name": "af-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "active, operative"
      ],
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        [
          "active",
          "active"
        ],
        [
          "operative",
          "operative"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "employed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "employed",
          "employed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɛrk.sɑːm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "werksaam"
}

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