bedrijf
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch bedrijf. Equivalent to a deverbal from bedrijven. Compare German Betrieb.
Noun
editbedrijf n (plural bedrijven, diminutive bedrijfje n)
- business, economic activity
- (formal) profession [From 1507]
- company, firm, corporation
- En het bedrijf bood me mijn huidige baan in Nederland aan. — And the company offered me my current job in the Netherlands.
- (theater) act, major unit in a theatre piece [From 1610]
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: bedryf
- → Caribbean Javanese: bedrèf
- →? German: Betrieb
- → Papiamentu: bedrijf (dated)
- → Sranan Tongo: bedrèif
- → Walloon: bedrieff
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editbedrijf
- inflection of bedrijven:
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯f
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- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
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- Dutch deverbals
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