belegen

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Dutch

Etymology

From beliggen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈleː.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧gen
  • Rhymes: -eːɣən

Adjective

belegen (comparative belegener, superlative belegenst)

  1. mature, ripe (said of cheese, fruits, etc.)

Inflection

Inflection of belegen
uninflected belegen
inflected belegen
comparative belegener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial belegen belegener het belegenst
het belegenste
indefinite m./f. sing. belegen belegener belegenste
n. sing. belegen belegener belegenste
plural belegen belegener belegenste
definite belegen belegener belegenste
partitive belegens belegeners

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From Middle High German belegen, from Old High German bileggen. By surface analysis, be- +‎ legen. Cognate with English belay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈleːɡən/,
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  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧gen

Verb

belegen (weak, third-person singular present belegt, past tense belegte, past participle belegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cover
  2. to fill (a sandwich etc.)
  3. to document, back, substantiate
  4. (education) to enroll for; to take (a course)
    Meine Mitbewohner belegen fünf Kurse zusammen.My roommates take five classes together.
  5. (with mit) to bombard
  6. to reserve (a seat, room etc.); to occupy (a building)
    Er hat den Liegestuhl mit einem Badetuch belegt.
    He reserved the sun lounger with a towel.
  7. to mate with (a female animal)
    Synonym: begatten

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