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Beden
‖
Bed′en
,Noun.
(Zool.)
The Abyssinian or Arabian ibex (
Capra Nubiana
). It is probably the wild goat of the Bible. Definition 2024
beden
beden
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German bêden, from Old Saxon biodan, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“be awake, aware”). Compare Dutch bieden, German bieten, English bid, bede, Danish byde.
Verb
beden (third-person singular simple present büddt, past tense bood, past participle baden, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation
Conjugation of beden (class 2 strong verb)
| infinitive | beden | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | beed | bood |
| 2nd person singular | büdds(t) | boods(t) |
| 3rd person singular | büdd(t) | bood |
| plural | beedt, beeden | boden |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | beed | |
| plural | beedt | |
| participle | present | past |
| beden | (e)baden, gebaden | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Middle Low German
Pronunciation
- Stem vowel: ê⁴
- (originally) IPA(key): /beːðən/
Etymology
From Old Saxon biodan, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną.
Verb
bêden
- to offer
Declension
Conjugation of beden as a class 2a strong verb
| Plain Infinitive | bêden
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô bêdene or tô bêdende | |||
| Verbal Noun | bêden or bêdent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | bêdende | 2nd Person Singular | bêt | |
| Past | gebōden or gebāden | 2nd Person Plural | bêdet | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | bêde | bôt | bêde | bȫde |
| 2nd Person Singular | bü̂dest or bü̂̂tst | bōdest or bȫdest | bêdest | bȫdest |
| 3rd Person Singular | bü̂det or bü̂̂t | bôt | bêdet | bȫde |
| Plural | bêden (bêdetnote) | bōden or bȫden | bêden | bȫden |
Slovene
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbèːdən/
- Tonal orthography: bẹ́dən
Adjective
béden (comparative bédnejši, superlative nàjbédnejši)
Declension
Declension of béden (hard)
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | béden ind bédni def |
bédna | bédno |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim | bédno | bédno |
| genitive | bédnega | bédne | bédnega |
| dative | bédnemu | bédni | bédnemu |
| locative | bédnem | bédni | bédnem |
| instrumental | bédnim | bédno | bédnim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | bédna | bédni | bédni |
| accusative | bédna | bédni | bédni |
| genitive | bédnih | bédnih | bédnih |
| dative | bédnima | bédnima | bédnima |
| locative | bédnih | bédnih | bédnih |
| instrumental | bédnima | bédnima | bédnima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | bédni | bédne | bédna |
| accusative | bédne | bédne | bédna |
| genitive | bédnih | bédnih | bédnih |
| dative | bédnim | bédnim | bédnim |
| locative | bédnih | bédnih | bédnih |
| instrumental | bédnimi | bédnimi | bédnimi |
Turkish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
beden (definite accusative bedeni, plural bedenler)