bilden

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German bilden, from Old High German biladōn or pilidōn, derived from the root of Bild. Cognate with Dutch beelden and Swedish bilda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪldən/,
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  • Hyphenation: bil‧den

Verb

bilden (weak, third-person singular present bildet, past tense bildete, past participle gebildet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to form, to train
  2. (reflexive) to educate oneself

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Further reading

  • bilden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bilden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • bilden” in Duden online
  • bilden” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German bilden, from Old High German bilidōn.

Pronunciation

Verb

bilden (third-person singular present bilt, past participle gebilt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to form, to compose

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive bilden
participle gebilt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular bilden
2nd singular bilts bilt
3rd singular bilt
1st plural bilden
2nd plural bilt bilt
3rd plural bilden
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

bilden

  1. Alternative form of belden

Etymology 2

Verb

bilden

  1. Alternative form of bylden

Swedish

Noun

bilden

  1. definite singular of bild

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