Beethoven
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Beethoven. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Beethoven, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Beethoven in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Beethoven you have here. The definition of the word Beethoven will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofBeethoven, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Beethoven.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Beethoven
- A surname from German, usually applying to Ludwig van Beethoven.
Derived terms
Translations
German surname
|
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Beethoven
- a male given name from English
- the German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Beethoven.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch beet hoven (literally “beetroot farms”). The latter word is the plural of hof (“farm”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Beethoven m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Beethovens or (with an article) Beethoven, feminine genitive Beethoven, plural Beethovens or Beethoven)
Declension
Declension of Beethoven
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Beethoven | (eine) | (die) | Beethoven | (die) | Beethovens, Beethoven |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Beethovens, Beethoven1 | (einer) | (der) | Beethoven | (der) | Beethovens, Beethoven |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Beethoven | (einer) | (der) | Beethoven | (den) | Beethovens, Beethoven |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Beethoven | (eine) | (die) | Beethoven | (die) | Beethovens, Beethoven |
1With an article.
References
- Swafford, Jan (2014): Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph : a Biography
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from German.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bee‧tho‧ven
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Proper noun
Beethoven
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Beethoven | Beethovenek |
| accusative | Beethovent | Beethoveneket |
| dative | Beethovennek | Beethoveneknek |
| instrumental | Beethovennel | Beethovenekkel |
| causal-final | Beethovenért | Beethovenekért |
| translative | Beethovenné | Beethovenekké |
| terminative | Beethovenig | Beethovenekig |
| essive-formal | Beethovenként | Beethovenekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Beethovenben | Beethovenekben |
| superessive | Beethovenen | Beethoveneken |
| adessive | Beethovennél | Beethoveneknél |
| illative | Beethovenbe | Beethovenekbe |
| sublative | Beethovenre | Beethovenekre |
| allative | Beethovenhez | Beethovenekhez |
| elative | Beethovenből | Beethovenekből |
| delative | Beethovenről | Beethovenekről |
| ablative | Beethoventől | Beethovenektől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Beethovené | Beethoveneké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Beethovenéi | Beethovenekéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Beethovenem | Beethovenjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | Beethovened | Beethovenjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | Beethovenje | Beethovenjei |
| 1st person plural | Beethovenünk | Beethovenjeink |
| 2nd person plural | Beethovenetek | Beethovenjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | Beethovenjük | Beethovenjeik |
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Beethoven.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Beethoven m pers
Declension
Declension of Beethoven
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Beethoven |
| genitive | Beethovena |
| dative | Beethovenowi |
| accusative | Beethovena |
| instrumental | Beethovenem |
| locative | Beethovenie |
| vocative | Beethovenie |
Further reading
- Beethoven in Polish dictionaries at PWN