bennen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ben‧nen
• Rhymes: -ɛnən

Etymology 1

Back-formed from ben by analogy with other verbs in which the infinitive is formed by adding -en to the first-person singular form.

Verb

bennen

1. (dialectal, Holland) synonym of zijn (only the infinitive form zijn itself, not the other inflected forms)
   • 1844, “De zilvervloot”, Jan Pieter Heije (lyrics):

     Piet Hein, Piet Hein, Piet Hein zijn naam is klein / Zijn daden bennen groot, zijn daden bennen groot ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

• Sometimes the first person singular form ben is also used for all the plural forms.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bennen

1. plural of ben

Maltese

Root
b-n-n
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَنَّنَ (bannana). Compare Moroccan Arabic بنن (bannan), Tunisian Arabic بنن (bannan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.nɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛnnɛn

Verb

bennen (imperfect jbennen, past participle mbennen)

1. to flavour

Conjugation

Conjugation of bennen (Form II)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bennint	bennint	bennen	benninna	bennintu	bennu
	f			bennet
imperfect	m	nbennen	tbennen	jbennen	nbennu	tbennu	jbennu
	f			tbennen
imperative			bennen			bennu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bennintx	bennintx	benninx	benninniex	bennintux	bennux
	f			bennitx
imperfect	m	nbenninx	tbenninx	jbenninx	nbennux	tbennux	jbennux
	f			tbenninx
imperative			tbenninx			tbennux

Welsh

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• bensen (colloquial)
• bennem (literary first person plural)
• bennent (literary third person plural)

Verb

bennen

1. colloquial first/third-person plural conditional of bennu

Mutation

Mutated forms of bennen

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bennen	fennen	mennen	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bennen

1. soft mutation of pennen

Mutation

Mutated forms of pennen

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pennen	bennen	mhennen	phennen

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bennen”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin