beneden

Dutch

Alternative forms

• benee (chiefly informal)
• benêe (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈneː.də(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧ne‧den
• Rhymes: -eːdən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch beneden. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

beneden

1. below
2. downstairs

Preposition

beneden

1. under, below, beneath

   mensen beneden de zestig — people under sixty

Antonyms

• boven

Derived terms

• benedenwaarts
• naar beneden (down, south)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

beneden

1. (deprecated template usage) plural past indicative and subjunctive of benijden

Anagrams

• beenden