betonen

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Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

betonen c

  1. definite singular of beton

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtoːnə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧to‧nen
  • Rhymes: -oːnən

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch betonen. Equivalent to be- +‎ tonen.

Verb[edit]

betonen

  1. (transitive) to show
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of betonen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive betonen
past singular betoonde
past participle betoond
infinitive betonen
gerund betonen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular betoon betoonde
2nd person sing. (jij) betoont betoonde
2nd person sing. (u) betoont betoonde
2nd person sing. (gij) betoont betoonde
3rd person singular betoont betoonde
plural betonen betoonden
subjunctive sing.1 betone betoonde
subjunctive plur.1 betonen betoonden
imperative sing. betoon
imperative plur.1 betoont
participles betonend betoond
1) Archaic.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: betoon

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from German betonen.

Verb[edit]

betonen

  1. (transitive) to emphasize, to accent
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of betonen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive betonen
past singular betoonde
past participle betoond
infinitive betonen
gerund betonen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular betoon betoonde
2nd person sing. (jij) betoont betoonde
2nd person sing. (u) betoont betoonde
2nd person sing. (gij) betoont betoonde
3rd person singular betoont betoonde
plural betonen betoonden
subjunctive sing.1 betone betoonde
subjunctive plur.1 betonen betoonden
imperative sing. betoon
imperative plur.1 betoont
participles betonend betoond
1) Archaic.

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From be- +‎ Ton.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

betonen (weak, third-person singular present betont, past tense betonte, past participle betont, auxiliary haben)

  1. to emphasize
  2. to stress

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • betonen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • betonen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • betonen” in Duden online
  • betonen” in OpenThesaurus.de