benemen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch benēmen, from Old Dutch bineman, from Proto-Germanic *binemaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ nemen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈneːmə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ne‧men
  • Rhymes: -eːmən

Verb

benemen

  1. (transitive) to take away; snatch
    De wind benam ons de adem.
    The wind took away our breath.
  2. (transitive) to purloin, to rob, to steal, to filch, to swipe
    De dief benam hem zijn portemonnee.
    The thief stole his wallet.

Inflection
Conjugation of benemen (strong class 4, prefixed)
infinitive benemen
past singular benam
past participle benomen
infinitive benemen
gerund benemen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beneembenam
2nd person sing. (jij) beneemtbenam
2nd person sing. (u) beneemtbenam
2nd person sing. (gij) beneemtbenaamt
3rd person singular beneemtbenam
plural benemenbenamen
subjunctive sing.1 benemebename
subjunctive plur.1 benemenbenamen
imperative sing. beneem
imperative plur.1 beneemt
participles benemendbenomen
1) Archaic.

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: beneem

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch bineman, from Proto-Germanic *binemaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ nēmen.

Verb

benēmen

  1. to take away [+dative = from]
  2. to withhold
  3. to cause to end, to stop
  4. to prevent, to hinder

Inflection
Strong class 4
Infinitive benēmen
3rd sg. past benam
3rd pl. past benâmen
Past participle benōmen
Infinitive benēmen
In genitive benēmens
In dative benēmene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular benēme benam
2nd singular benēems, benēmes benâems, benâmes
3rd singular benēemt, benēmet benam
1st plural benēmen benâmen
2nd plural benēemt, benēmet benâemt, benâmet
3rd plural benēmen benâmen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular benēme benâme
2nd singular benēems, benēmes benâmes
3rd singular benēme benâme
1st plural benēmen benâmen
2nd plural benēemt, benēmet benâmet
3rd plural benēmen benâmen
Imperative Present
Singular benem, benēem, benēme
Plural benēemt, benēmet
Present Past
Participle benēmende benōmen

Descendants

Further reading
  • “benemen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “benemen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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