See also: Belegen

Dutch

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Etymology

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From beliggen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈleː.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧gen
  • Rhymes: -eːɣən

Adjective

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belegen (comparative belegener, superlative belegenst)

  1. mature, ripe (said of cheese, fruits, etc.)

Declension

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Declension of belegen
uninflected belegen
inflected belegen
comparative belegener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial belegen belegener het belegenst
het belegenste
indefinite m./f. sing. belegen belegener belegenste
n. sing. belegen belegener belegenste
plural belegen belegener belegenste
definite belegen belegener belegenste
partitive belegens belegeners

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German belegen, from Old High German bileggen. By surface analysis, be- +‎ legen. Cognate with English belay.

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Verb

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belegen (weak, third-person singular present belegt, past tense belegte, past participle belegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cover
  2. to fill (a sandwich etc.)
  3. to document, back, substantiate
  4. (education) to enroll for; to take (a course)
    Meine Mitbewohner belegen fünf Kurse zusammen.My roommates take five classes together.
  5. to bombard [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and mit ‘with something’]
  6. to reserve (a seat, room etc.); to occupy (a building)
    Er hat den Liegestuhl mit einem Badetuch belegt.
    He reserved the sun lounger with a towel.
  7. to mate with (a female animal)
    Synonym: begatten

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Old English

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Verb

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beleġen

  1. past participle of beliċġan