bekken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛkə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: bek‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch becken, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum.

Noun

bekken n (plural bekkens, diminutive bekkentje n)

  1. basin, broad-shaped liquid container
  2. (geography) basin, geological depression
  3. pelvis, basin-shaped body region
  4. (music) cymbal, two-part metallic percussion instrument
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Lokono: bèkè ina
  • → Aukan: beki
  • → Sranan Tongo: beki

Etymology 2

From bek +‎ -en.

Verb

bekken

  1. (intransitive, literally) to peck (at a target)
  2. (intransitive, rare) to snap, to sneer (at someone)
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to sound, to feel in the mouth when sung or spoken
  4. (intransitive, colloquial, pejorative) to kiss intensely, to French kiss
Conjugation
Conjugation of bekken (weak)
infinitive bekken
past singular bekte
past participle gebekt
infinitive bekken
gerund bekken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bek bekte
2nd person sing. (jij) bekt, bek2 bekte
2nd person sing. (u) bekt bekte
2nd person sing. (gij) bekt bekte
3rd person singular bekt bekte
plural bekken bekten
subjunctive sing.1 bekke bekte
subjunctive plur.1 bekken bekten
imperative sing. bek
imperative plur.1 bekt
participles bekkend gebekt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bekken

  1. plural of bek

Japanese

Romanization

bekken

  1. Rōmaji transcription of べっけん

Middle English

Verb

bekken

  1. Alternative form of bekenen

Norwegian Bokmål

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Wikipedia no

Etymology 1

Noun

bekken m

  1. definite singular of bekk

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German.

Noun

bekken n (definite singular bekkenet, indefinite plural bekken or bekkener, definite plural bekkena or bekkenene)

  1. (anatomy) a pelvis
  2. a bedpan
  3. (music) a cymbal
  4. (geography) a basin
Synonyms
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛçːən/, /ˈbɛkːən/

Etymology 1

Noun

bekken m

  1. definite singular of bekk

Etymology 2

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German.

Noun

bekken n (definite singular bekkenet, indefinite plural bekken, definite plural bekkena)

  1. (anatomy) a pelvis
  2. a bedpan
  3. (music) a cymbal
    Synonym: symbal
  4. (geography) a basin
Derived terms

References

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