bestanden

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Danish

Noun

bestanden

  1. definite singular of bestand

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈstɑndə(n)/
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Noun

bestanden

  1. plural of bestand

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃtandən/, /bəˈʃtandn̩/
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Participle

bestanden

  1. past participle of bestehen

Adjective

bestanden (strong nominative masculine singular bestandener, not comparable)

  1. covered in plants; overgrown
  2. (Switzerland) of advanced age; elderly

Declension

Verb

bestanden

  1. first/third-person plural preterite of bestehen

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bestanden m

  1. definite singular of bestand

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bestanden m

  1. definite singular of bestand

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

bestanden

  1. plural present subjunctive of bestandan

Participle

bestanden

  1. past participle of bestandan