welkom
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Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch welkom, from Proto-Germanic *weljakwumô.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Interjection[edit]
welkom
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wiljakumô. Cognate to English welcome, West Frisian wolkom, German willkommen, Danish velkommen and Norwegian Bokmål velkommen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
welkom (not comparable)
Inflection[edit]
The vowel is lengthened in the inflected form.
Inflection of welkom | ||||
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uninflected | welkom | |||
inflected | welkome | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | welkom | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | welkome | ||
n. sing. | welkom | |||
plural | welkome | |||
definite | welkome | |||
partitive | welkoms |
Interjection[edit]
welkom
- welcome!
- Welkom in Brabant
- Welcome to Brabant
- Welkom in Brabant
Descendants[edit]
Jamaican Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
welkom
- to welcome, to receive someone
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 10:40:
- Enibadi we welkom unu, welkom mi. An enibadi we welkom mi, welkom di wan we sen mi kom
- Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me
- to greet
Further reading[edit]
- welkom at majstro.com
Limburgish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Interjection[edit]
welkom
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