bevoegd

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Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German befugt. Attested since the late seventeenth century. Similar forms appear earlier in the seventeenth century, which were also likely based on the German root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈvuxt/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧voegd
  • Rhymes: -uxt

Adjective

bevoegd (not comparable)

  1. competent
  2. qualified, authorised, having permission

Inflection

Inflection of bevoegd
uninflected bevoegd
inflected bevoegde
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial bevoegd
indefinite m./f. sing. bevoegde
n. sing. bevoegd
plural bevoegde
definite bevoegde
partitive bevoegds

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: buevoogt
  • Sranan Tongo: bufuktu