See also: Beven

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bēven, from Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːvə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ven
  • Rhymes: -eːvən

Verb

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beven

  1. (intransitive) to shake, to shiver, to tremble

Conjugation

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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

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: bewe
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: befu
  • Negerhollands: beev, beeven
  • Aukan: beifi
  • Sranan Tongo: beifi

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn.

Verb

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bēven

  1. to shake, to shiver, to tremble

Inflection

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Conjugation of bēven (weak)
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

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Descendants

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Further reading

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