bennen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛnə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ben‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɛnən

Etymology 1

Back-formed from ben by analogy with other verbs in which the infinitive is formed by adding -en to the first-person singular form.

Verb

bennen

  1. (dialectal, Holland) Synonym of zijn (only the infinitive form zijn itself, not the other inflected forms)
    • 1844, “De zilvervloot”, Jan Pieter Heije (lyrics):
      Piet Hein, Piet Hein, Piet Hein zijn naam is klein / Zijn daden bennen groot, zijn daden bennen groot ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
  • Sometimes the first person singular form ben is also used for all the plural forms.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bennen

  1. plural of ben

Maltese

Root
b-n-n
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَنَّنَ (bannana). Compare Moroccan Arabic بنن (bannan), Tunisian Arabic بنن (bannan).

Pronunciation

Verb

bennen (imperfect jbennen, past participle mbennen)

  1. to flavour

Conjugation

Conjugation of bennen (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bennint bennint bennen benninna bennintu bennu
f bennet
imperfect m nbennen tbennen jbennen nbennu tbennu jbennu
f tbennen
imperative bennen bennu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bennintx bennintx benninx benninniex bennintux bennux
f bennitx
imperfect m nbenninx tbenninx jbenninx nbennux tbennux jbennux
f tbenninx
imperative tbenninx tbennux

Welsh

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

Verb

bennen

  1. colloquial first/third-person plural conditional of bennu

Mutation

Mutated forms of bennen
radical soft nasal aspirate
bennen fennen mennen unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bennen

  1. Soft mutation of pennen.

Mutation

Mutated forms of pennen
radical soft nasal aspirate
pennen bennen mhennen phennen

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bennen”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin