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Definition 2024
bekken
bekken
Dutch
Noun
bekken n (plural bekkens, diminutive bekkentje n)
- basin, broad-shaped liquid container
- (geography) basin, geological depression
- (anatomy) pelvis, basin-shaped body region
- (music) cymbal, two-part metallic percussion instrument
Derived terms
- bekkenholte
- bekkenist
- bekkenslager
- bekkenslag
- spaarbekken
- stroombekken
- waterbekken
Etymology 2
Verb
bekken
- (intransitive, literally) to peck (at a target)
- (intransitive, rare) to snap, to sneer (at someone)
- (intransitive, colloquial) to sound, to feel in the mouth when sung or spoken
Inflection
| Inflection of bekken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bekken | |||
| past singular | bekte | |||
| past participle | gebekt | |||
| infinitive | bekken | |||
| gerund | bekken n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bek | bekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bekt | bekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bekt | bekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bekt | bekte | ||
| 3rd person singular | bekt | bekte | ||
| plural | bekken | bekten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bekke | bekte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bekken | bekten | ||
| imperative sing. | bek | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bekt | |||
| participles | bekkend | gebekt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 3
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
bekken
- Plural form of bek
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
bekken m
- definite singular of bekk
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German
Noun
bekken n (definite singular bekkenet, indefinite plural bekken or bekkener, definite plural bekkena or bekkenene)
Synonyms
- cymbal (music)
References
- “bekken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Noun
bekken m
- definite singular of bekk
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German
Noun
bekken n (definite singular bekkenet, indefinite plural bekken, definite plural bekkena)
Synonyms
- cymbal (music)
References
- “bekken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.