bevoegd

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German befugt. Attested since the late seventeenth century. Similar forms appear earlier in the seventeenth century, which were also likely based on the German root.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəˈvuxt/
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Hyphenation: be‧voegd
Rhymes: -uxt

Adjective

bevoegd (not comparable)

competent
qualified, authorised, having permission

Inflection

Declension of bevoegd
uninflected	bevoegd
inflected	bevoegde
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		bevoegd
indefinite	m./f. sing.	bevoegde
	n. sing.	bevoegd
	plural	bevoegde
definite		bevoegde
partitive		bevoegds

Derived terms

Descendants

Negerhollands: buevoogt
→ Sranan Tongo: bufuktu