zorg – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of zorg

Noun: zorg
Gender: Feminine Hyphenation:
Sg.zorg
Pl.zorgen

Sample Sentences

  • Hij draagt veel zorg voor zijn zieke moeder. (He takes great care of his sick mother.)
  • Ik maak me geen zorgen over de toekomst. (I have no worries about the future.)
  • Hij werkt in de zorg. (He works in the healthcare sector.)
  • Ziekenhuizen staan onder druk door de toenemende zorgvraag. (Hospitals are under pressure due to increasing demand for healthcare services.)

Etymology

1. From Middle Dutch sorge, sorghe, surghe, from Old Dutch sorga, from Proto-West Germanic *sorgu, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).
2. Compare German Sorge, West Frisian soarch, English sorrow, Danish sorg, Swedish sorg. See: German Nouns 'Sorge', English Nouns 'sorrow', Danish Nouns 'sorg', Swedish Nouns 'sorg'.

Verbs referencing "zorg"

English Nouns sorrow, German Nouns Sorge, Gothic Nouns 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌰.

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