"infaam" meaning in Dutch

See infaam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈfaːm/ Audio: Nl-infaam.ogg
Rhymes: -aːm Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French infame, from Latin infamis. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|frm|infame}} Middle French infame, {{der|nl|la|infamis}} Latin infamis Head templates: {{nl-adj|infamer}} infaam (comparative infamer, superlative infaamst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|infame}} Forms: infamer [comparative], infaamst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], infaam [adverbial, positive, predicative], infamer [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het infaamst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het infaamste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], infame [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], infamere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], infaamste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], infaam [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], infamer [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], infaamste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], infame [indefinite, plural, positive], infamere [comparative, indefinite, plural], infaamste [indefinite, plural, superlative], infame [definite, positive], infamere [comparative, definite], infaamste [definite, superlative], infaams [partitive, positive], infamers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. dishonourable, honourless
    Sense id: en-infaam-nl-adj-BKZQB8En Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. scandalous, odious, despicable
    Sense id: en-infaam-nl-adj-fw398Pu~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: infaamheid Related terms: infameus
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    }
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      "word": "infaam"
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      "lang_code": "pap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
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      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ynfaam"
    }
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    },
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        "positive"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "comparative",
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    },
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        "superlative"
      ]
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        "in",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "text": "2012 November 3, Niels van der Laan & Jeroen Woe (as \"Geen Familie\"), \"Rap over Moszkowicz\", in Langs de Leeuw, VARA.\n't Is infaam en abject, ('t Is gewoon abject!) / 'k Heb geen idee wat het betekent, maar het klinkt gewoon perfect.",
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      "ipa": "/ɪnˈfaːm/"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "infaam"
}
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    "Dutch terms derived from Middle French",
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    },
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}

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