beven
See also: Beven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bēven, from Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːvə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: be‧ven
- Rhymes: -eːvən
Verb
beven
Conjugation
| Conjugation of beven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | beven | |||
| past singular | beefde | |||
| past participle | gebeefd | |||
| infinitive | beven | |||
| gerund | beven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | beef | beefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | beeft, beef2 | beefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | beeft | beefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | beeft | beefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | beeft | beefde | ||
| plural | beven | beefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | beve | beefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | beven | beefden | ||
| imperative sing. | beef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | beeft | |||
| participles | bevend | gebeefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bewe
- Berbice Creole Dutch: befu
- Negerhollands: beev, beeven
- → Aukan: beifi
- → Sranan Tongo: beifi
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn.
Verb
bēven
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | bēven | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | bēvens | ||||||
| dative | bēvene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | bēve | — | bēve | — | |||
| 2nd person singular | bēefs, bēves | — | bēefs, bēves | — | |||
| 3rd person singular | bēeft, bēvet | — | bēve | — | |||
| 1st person plural | bēven | — | bēven | — | |||
| 2nd person plural | bēeft, bēvet | — | bēeft, bēvet | — | |||
| 3rd person plural | bēven | — | bēven | — | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | bēef, bēve | ||||||
| plural | bēeft, bēvet | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | bēvende | — | |||||
Derived terms
- bēvinge
- erbēven
- ontbēven
- verbēven
Descendants
- Dutch: beven
- Afrikaans: bewe
- Berbice Creole Dutch: befu
- Negerhollands: beev, beeven
- → Aukan: beifi
- → Sranan Tongo: beifi
Further reading
- “beven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “beven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN