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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Noun
beden
Declension
Declension of beden
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | beden | bedenler |
| genitive | bedenniñ | bedenlerniñ |
| dative | bedenge | bedenlerge |
| accusative | bedenni | bedenlerni |
| locative | bedende | bedenlerde |
| ablative | bedenden | bedenlerden |
Derived terms
References
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
beden f
Danish
Noun
beden n
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
beden
Low German
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German bêden, from Old Saxon biodan. Compare Dutch bieden, German bieten, English bid, bede, Danish byde.
Pronunciation
Verb
beden (third-person singular simple present büddt, past tense bood, past participle baden, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation
Conjugation of beden (class 2 strong verb)
| infinitive | beden | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | beed | bood |
| 2nd person singular | büdds(t) | boods(t) |
| 3rd person singular | büdd(t) | bood |
| plural | beedt, beeden | boden |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | beed | |
| plural | beedt | |
| participle | present | past |
| beden | (e)baden, gebaden | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- IPA(key):
- IPA(key): 'Westphalian; also ⟨biäden⟩'
- IPA(key): in accents that merged /ɛɪ̯ : eː/
Verb
beden
- to pray
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
- weak verb
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English bēodan, from Proto-West Germanic *beudan, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwdʰeti.
Alternative forms
Verb
beden (third-person singular simple present bedeth, present participle bedende, bedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative bede, past participle boden)
- To offer, present
- To proclaim
- To command (sense borrowed from bidden)
Conjugation
Conjugation of beden (strong class 2)
| infinitive | (to) beden, bede | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | bede | bed | |
| 2nd-person singular | bedest | bude, bede, bode, bed | |
| 3rd-person singular | bedeth | bed | |
| subjunctive singular | bede | bude1, bede1, bode1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | beden, bede | buden, bude, beden, bede, boden | |
| imperative plural | bedeth, bede | — | |
| participles | bedynge, bedende | boden, bode, ybode | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “bẹ̄den, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From bede + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
beden
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon biodan, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną.
Pronunciation
- Stem vowel: ê⁴
Verb
bêden
- to offer
Declension
Conjugation of beden as a class 2a strong verb
| Plain Infinitive | bêden | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô bêdene or tô bêdende | |||
| Verbal Noun | bêden or bêdent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | bêdende | 2nd Person Singular | bêt | |
| Past | gebōden or gebāden | 2nd Person Plural | bêdet | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | bêde | bôt | bêde | bȫde |
| 2nd Person Singular | bü̂dest or bü̂̂tst | bōdest or bȫdest | bêdest | bȫdest |
| 3rd Person Singular | bü̂det or bü̂̂t | bôt | bêdet | bȫde |
| Plural | bêden (bêdet?) | bōden or bȫden | bêden | bȫden |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Participle
beden (neuter bede, definite singular and plural bedne)
- past participle of be
- past participle of beda
Anagrams
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bědьnъ. Morphologically, from beda + -en.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bẹ́dən (comparative bẹ́dnejši, superlative nȁjbẹ́dnejši)
Inflection
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| Hard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nom. sing. | béden | bédna | bédno |
| singular | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | béden ind bédni def |
bédna | bédno |
| genitive | bédnega | bédne | bédnega |
| dative | bédnemu | bédni | bédnemu |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim |
bédno | bédno |
| locative | bédnem | bédni | bédnem |
| instrumental | bédnim | bédno | bédnim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | bédna | bédni | bédni |
| genitive | bédnih | bédnih | bédnih |
| dative | bédnima | bédnima | bédnima |
| accusative | bédna | bédni | bédni |
| locative | bédnih | bédnih | bédnih |
| instrumental | bédnima | bédnima | bédnima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | bédni | bédne | bédna |
| genitive | bédnih | bédnih | bédnih |
| dative | bédnim | bédnim | bédnim |
| accusative | bédne | bédne | bédna |
| locative | bédnih | bédnih | bédnih |
| instrumental | bédnimi | bédnimi | bédnimi |
Further reading
- “beden”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بدن (beden), from Arabic بَدَن (badan).
Pronunciation
Noun
beden (definite accusative bedeni, plural bedenler)
- body
- Synonym: vücut
- size (a specific set of dimensions for clothing)
- Ellipsis of beden eğitimi.
- Sizin bedene kim giriyor?
- Who's your PE teacher?
Usage notes
- In the sense "size", beden isn't used for footwear. See numara.
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | beden | |
| Definite accusative | bedeni | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | beden | bedenler |
| Definite accusative | bedeni | bedenleri |
| Dative | bedene | bedenlere |
| Locative | bedende | bedenlerde |
| Ablative | bedenden | bedenlerden |
| Genitive | bedenin | bedenlerin |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “beden”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “beden”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “beden”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “beden”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 485