inheems

Dutch

Alternative forms

• inheemsch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch inhêemsch. Equivalent to in +‎ heem (“home”) +‎ -s. Compare German einheimisch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈɦeːms/

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• Hyphenation: in‧heems
• Rhymes: -eːms

Adjective

inheems (not comparable)

1. native, indigenous, domestic, autochthonous

   Antonyms: uitheems, vreemd

Inflection

Declension of inheems
uninflected	inheems
inflected	inheemse
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		inheems
indefinite	m./f. sing.	inheemse
	n. sing.	inheems
	plural	inheemse
definite		inheemse
partitive		inheems