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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈdɛrf/
- Hyphenation: be‧derf
- Rhymes: -ɛrf
Etymology 1
Deverbal from bederven.
Noun
bederf n (uncountable)
- decay, rotting
- deterioration, worsening
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch bederve, related to derven (“to lack, want”) (and unrelated to modern Dutch bederven). Compare German Bedarf.
Noun
bederf n (uncountable)
- (obsolete) need, necessity
- Synonym: nood
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bederf
- inflection of bederven:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative