bescheiden
See also: Bescheiden
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bescheiden. Past participle of bescheiden.
Adjective
bescheiden (comparative bescheidener, superlative bescheidenst)
Inflection
Declension of bescheiden | ||||
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uninflected | bescheiden | |||
inflected | bescheiden | |||
comparative | bescheidener | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | bescheiden | bescheidener | het bescheidenst het bescheidenste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | bescheiden | bescheidener | bescheidenste |
n. sing. | bescheiden | bescheidener | bescheidenste | |
plural | bescheiden | bescheidener | bescheidenste | |
definite | bescheiden | bescheidener | bescheidenste | |
partitive | bescheidens | bescheideners | — |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch bescheiden. Equivalent to be- + scheiden.
Verb
bescheiden
- (transitive) to apportion, to allot
- Synonyms: bedelen, toebedelen
- (transitive) to invite
- Synonyms: nodigen, uitnodigen
Inflection
Conjugation of bescheiden (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | bescheiden | |||
past singular | bescheidde | |||
past participle | bescheid | |||
infinitive | bescheiden | |||
gerund | bescheiden n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | bescheid | bescheidde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bescheidt, bescheid2 | bescheidde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bescheidt | bescheidde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bescheidt | bescheidde | ||
3rd person singular | bescheidt | bescheidde | ||
plural | bescheiden | bescheidden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | bescheide | bescheidde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bescheiden | bescheidden | ||
imperative sing. | bescheid | |||
imperative plur.1 | bescheidt | |||
participles | bescheidend | bescheid | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
bescheiden
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of bescheid
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
bescheiden
Declension
Synonyms
- beschissen (crappy)
Derived terms
Verb
- (law or administration) to notify, to inform
- to admit
- 1802, Ludwig Theoboul Kosegarten, Oliver Goldsmith's Geschichte der Römer. Vierter Band. Der Geschichten des Öströmischen Kaiserthums Zweytes Buch, Leipzig, p. 289:
- Letzterer beschied sich seiner Unfähigkeit, über so hochwichtige Fragen zu richten.
- 1834, Lesefrüchte, belehrenden und unterhaltenden Inhalts. Erster Band, München, p. 246:
- Engelhart beschied sich dessen, daß er zurücktreten mußte.
- 1802, Ludwig Theoboul Kosegarten, Oliver Goldsmith's Geschichte der Römer. Vierter Band. Der Geschichten des Öströmischen Kaiserthums Zweytes Buch, Leipzig, p. 289:
Conjugation
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