bekleden

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈkleːdə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

Conjugation of bekleden (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bekleden
past singular bekleedde
past participle bekleed
infinitive bekleden
gerund bekleden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bekleed bekleedde
2nd person sing. (jij) bekleedt, bekleed2 bekleedde
2nd person sing. (u) bekleedt bekleedde
2nd person sing. (gij) bekleedt bekleedde
3rd person singular bekleedt bekleedde
plural bekleden bekleedden
subjunctive sing.1 beklede bekleedde
subjunctive plur.1 bekleden bekleedden
imperative sing. bekleed
imperative plur.1 bekleedt
participles bekledend bekleed
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bekleed
  • Negerhollands: bekleed