bevoegd

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably borrowed from German befugt. Attested since the late seventeenth century. Similar forms appear earlier in the seventeenth century, which were also likely based on the German root.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈvuxt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧voegd
  • Rhymes: -uxt

Adjective[edit]

bevoegd (not comparable)

  1. competent
  2. qualified, authorised, having permission

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of bevoegd
uninflected bevoegd
inflected bevoegde
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial bevoegd
indefinite m./f. sing. bevoegde
n. sing. bevoegd
plural bevoegde
definite bevoegde
partitive bevoegds

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Negerhollands: buevoogt
  • Sranan Tongo: bufuktu