bespotten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bespotten, from Old Dutch bispotton. Equivalent to be- +‎ spotten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈspɔtə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧spot‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɔtən

Verb

bespotten

1. (transitive) to mock, to scorn

Inflection

Inflection of bespotten (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	bespotten
past singular	bespotte
past participle	bespot
infinitive	bespotten
gerund	bespotten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bespot	bespotte
2nd person sing. (jij)	bespot	bespotte
2nd person sing. (u)	bespot	bespotte
2nd person sing. (gij)	bespot	bespotte
3rd person singular	bespot	bespotte
plural	bespotten	bespotten
subjunctive sing.1	bespotte	bespotte
subjunctive plur.1	bespotten	bespotten
imperative sing.	bespot
imperative plur.1	bespot
participles	bespottend	bespot
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• bespotting

Descendants

• Negerhollands: bespot