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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈɦɑu̯t/
- Hyphenation: be‧houd
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch behout. From behouden.
Noun
behoud n (uncountable)
- preservation, conserving, conservation
Zij zetten zich in voor het behoud van hun taal.- They stand up for the preservation of their language.
De overheid zag strikte neutraliteit als noodzakelijk "tot behoud en welvaart des lands en tot behoud van de vrede".- The government saw strict neutrality as requisite "for the preservation and welfare of the country and for preserving the peace".
- (religion) salvation
- Synonym: heil
- (dated) conservatism, (less commonly) orthodoxy
Dit viel niet in goede aarde bij de krachten van het behoud.- This did not go down well among the forces of conservatism.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
behoud
- inflection of behouden:
- first-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Middle English
Noun
behoud
- Alternative form of behofþe