bekleden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch becleden. Equivalent to be- +‎ kleden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈkleːdə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧kle‧den
  • Rhymes: -eːdən

Verb

bekleden

  1. (transitive) to clothe
  2. (transitive) to upholster
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to grant someone an official position (such as priesthood)

Inflection
Inflection of bekleden (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bekleden
past singular bekleedde
past participle bekleed
infinitive bekleden
gerund bekleden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bekleedbekleedde
2nd person sing. (jij) bekleedtbekleedde
2nd person sing. (u) bekleedtbekleedde
2nd person sing. (gij) bekleedtbekleedde
3rd person singular bekleedtbekleedde
plural bekledenbekleedden
subjunctive sing.1 bekledebekleedde
subjunctive plur.1 bekledenbekleedden
imperative sing. bekleed
imperative plur.1 bekleedt
participles bekledendbekleed
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: bekleed
  • Negerhollands: bekleed
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