"zwaar" meaning in Dutch

See zwaar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /zʋaːr/ Audio: Nl-zwaar.ogg
Rhymes: -aːr Etymology: From Middle Dutch swâer, from Old Dutch *swār, *swāri, from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, *swēriz. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|swâer}} Middle Dutch swâer, {{inh|nl|odt|*swār}} Old Dutch *swār, {{m|odt|*swāri}} *swāri, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*swār}} Proto-West Germanic *swār, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*swēraz}} Proto-Germanic *swēraz, {{m|gem-pro|*swēriz}} *swēriz Head templates: {{nl-adj}} zwaar (comparative zwaarder, superlative zwaarst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|zware}} Forms: zwaarder [comparative], zwaarst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], zwaar [adverbial, positive, predicative], zwaarder [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het zwaarst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het zwaarste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], zware [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], zwaardere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], zwaarste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], zwaar [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], zwaarder [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], zwaarste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], zware [indefinite, plural, positive], zwaardere [comparative, indefinite, plural], zwaarste [indefinite, plural, superlative], zware [definite, positive], zwaardere [comparative, definite], zwaarste [definite, superlative], zwaars [partitive, positive], zwaarders [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. heavy, hefty
    Sense id: en-zwaar-nl-adj-hwV31~z5
  2. strong physically
    Sense id: en-zwaar-nl-adj-Wrckk7LI
  3. (of intoxicants) strong, potent
    Sense id: en-zwaar-nl-adj--5hA3m2i
  4. big, sizeable
    Sense id: en-zwaar-nl-adj-VG2XDruy Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 6 65 6 12 7
  5. difficult, hard
    Sense id: en-zwaar-nl-adj-cqEV-7RP
  6. arduous, gruelling
    Sense id: en-zwaar-nl-adj-MTiyDwrR
  7. important, significant
    Sense id: en-zwaar-nl-adj-RD49JPPP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bezwaren, verzwaren, zwaarte

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for zwaar meaning in Dutch (6.0kB)

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          "english": "heavy industry",
          "text": "de zware industrie",
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        {
          "english": "heavy artillery",
          "text": "zwaar geschut",
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        "heavy, hefty"
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          "english": "semi-coarse shredded tobacco",
          "text": "half zware shag",
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        "(of intoxicants) strong, potent"
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        {
          "english": "thugs (especially referring to the Beagle Boys)",
          "text": "zware jongens",
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          "english": "an important delegate",
          "text": "een zware delegatie",
          "type": "example"
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          "important"
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          "significant"
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      "ipa": "/zʋaːr/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-aːr"
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    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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          "english": "heavy industry",
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          "english": "semi-coarse shredded tobacco",
          "text": "half zware shag",
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        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ],
        [
          "potent",
          "potent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of intoxicants) strong, potent"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of intoxicants"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "thugs (especially referring to the Beagle Boys)",
          "text": "zware jongens",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "big, sizeable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "big",
          "big"
        ],
        [
          "sizeable",
          "sizeable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "makkelijk"
        },
        {
          "word": "gemakkelijk"
        },
        {
          "word": "eenvoudig"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a difficult task",
          "text": "een zware taak",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "difficult, hard"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ],
        [
          "hard",
          "hard"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "arduous, gruelling"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arduous",
          "arduous"
        ],
        [
          "gruelling",
          "gruelling"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "an important delegate",
          "text": "een zware delegatie",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "important, significant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ],
        [
          "significant",
          "significant"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zʋaːr/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːr"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-zwaar.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/Nl-zwaar.ogg/Nl-zwaar.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Nl-zwaar.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zwaar"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Dutch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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