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[edit] English

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burthen (archaic)

[edit] Etymology

From Old English byrþen.

[edit] Pronunciation

(RP) IPA: /ˈbɜːdn/, SAMPA: /"b3:dn/
(GenAm) IPA: /ˈbɝdn/, SAMPA: /"b3`dn/
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Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dən

[edit] Noun

Singular
burden

Plural
burdens

burden (plural burdens)

(obsolete) Theme, core idea.
A heavy load.
A responsibility, onus.
A cause of worry.

[edit] Translations

A heavy load

Arabic: حمل ar(ar) (Himl) m., عبء ar(ar) (`ib') m.
Bulgarian: товар bg(bg) m.
Catalan: càrrega ca(ca), ca(ca) f.
Chinese: trad. 負荷, simpl. 负荷 (pinyin: fùhè)
Finnish: kuorma fi(fi), taakka fi(fi)
French: charge fr(fr) f.
German: Belastung de(de) f., Last de(de) f.
Hebrew: נטל (net'el) m.
Hungarian: teher hu(hu)

Italian: carico it(it) m.
Japanese: 積み荷(つみに, tsumini)
Korean: 짐 (jim), 바리 (bari)
Kurdish: berpirsiyarî f., bar m., بار گرانی
Norwegian: byrde no(no) m., belastning no(no) m.
Portuguese: carga pt(pt)
Russian: ноша ru(ru) (nóša) f.
Spanish: carga es(es)

A responsibility, onus

Arabic: حمل ar(ar) (Himl) m., عبء ar(ar) (`ib') m.
Bulgarian: бреме bg(bg) n.
Chinese: trad. 負擔, simpl. 负担 (pinyin: fùdān)
Finnish: vastuu fi(fi)
French: fardeau fr(fr) m.
German: Belastung de(de) f., Last de(de) f.
Hebrew: נטל (net'el) m.
Italian: responsabilità it(it) f., onere it(it) m.

Japanese: 負担(ふたん, futan)
Korean: 짐 (jim)
Kurdish: berpirsiyarî f., bar m. بار
Norwegian: byrde no(no) m., ansvar no(no) n.
Polish: brzemię pl(pl) n.
Portuguese: responsabilidade pt(pt) f., obrigação pt(pt)
Russian: бремя ru(ru) (brémja) n.

A cause of worry

Bulgarian: бреме bg(bg) n.
French: fardeau fr(fr) m.
Italian: preoccupazione it(it) f., fardello it(it) m.
Japanese: 心配事(しんぱいごと, shimpaigoto)
Korean: 짐 (jim)

Kurdish: bar m., به‌ڵا
Norwegian: belastning no(no) m.
Polish: brzemię pl(pl) n.
Portuguese: preocupação pt(pt) f.
Russian: бремя ru(ru) (brémja) n., обуза ru(ru) (obúza) f.

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Swedish: börda, belastning

Telugu: భారం (bhaaraM)

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to burden

Third person singular
burdens

Simple past
burdened

Past participle
burdened

Present participle
burdening

to burden (third-person singular simple present burdens, present participle burdening, simple past and past participle burdened)

(transitive) To encumber with a burden (in any of the noun senses of the word).

[edit] Translations

encumber

Bulgarian: натоварвам bg(bg), обременявам bg(bg)
Dutch: bezwaren nl(nl)
Finnish: kuormata fi(fi)
German: belasten de(de)

Korean: 짐을 지우다 (jim-eul jiuda)
Russian: обременять (obr'em'en'át') (impf.), обременить (obr'em'enít') (pf.); отягощать (ot'agoš'át') (impf.), отяготить (ot'agotít') (pf.)

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[edit] Anagrams

Anagrams of bdenru
burned

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