behartenswaardig

== Dutch == === Etymology === A shortening of behartigenswaardig based on other words of the form [gerund] + -s- + -waardig that lack -ig- before the infinitive ending. Equivalent to beharten +‎ -s- +‎ -waardig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˌɦɑr.tənsˈʋaːr.dəx/ Hyphenation: be‧har‧tens‧waar‧dig === Adjective === behartenswaardig worth (i.e., deserving of) taking to heart Synonyms: behartenswaard, behartigenswaard, behartigenswaardig ==== Usage notes ==== Occasionally proscribed based on the misguided notion that the verb beharten were non-existent; this verb has in fact existed since the sixteenth century. ==== Derived terms ==== behartenswaardigheid