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Etymology

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From Dutch bediende, from German Bedienter.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bediende (plural bediendes)

  1. servant, low-ranking employee

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈdin.də/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧dien‧de
  • Rhymes: -ində

Etymology 1

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Inflected form of bediend, calque of German Bedienter.

Noun

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bediende m or f (plural bedienden or bediendes, diminutive bediendetje n)

  1. servant, low-ranking employee (any gender)
  2. (obsolete) employee
    Synonym: werknemer
Usage notes
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The plural bediendes is only used to indicate multiple female servants. Use the word bedienden for a group of male servants or for a group of mixed gender.

Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: bediende
  • Negerhollands: bedienten
  • Caribbean Javanese: bedinde, bedhindhe
  • Indonesian: bedinde

Noun

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bediende f (plural bediendes, diminutive bediendetje n)

  1. (Suriname) maid

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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bediende

  1. inflection of bedienen:
    1. singular past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive

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