binnen

See also: binnen-

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch *binnan, equivalent to be- +‎ in +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪ.nə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bin‧nen
• Rhymes: -ɪnən

Adverb

binnen

1. inside, indoors

   Als het regent kun je beter binnen blijven. ― When it rains it's better to stay inside.

2. (postpositional) (to) inside, into

   Het schip voer de haven binnen. ― The ship sailed into the harbour.

Preposition

binnen

1. inside, within

   U mag enkel binnen de parkeervakken parkeren. ― You may only park inside the parking spaces.

2. within (a time)

   binnen tien minuten ― within ten minutes

Declension

Pronominal adverbs of binnen

preposition	binnen
postpositional adv.	binnen
+ het (it)	erbinnen
+ dit (this)	hierbinnen
+ dat (that)	daarbinnen
+ wat (what)	waarbinnen
+ iets (something)	ergens binnen
+ niets (nothing)	nergens binnen
+ alles (everything)	overal binnen

Synonyms

• in

Antonyms

• buiten
• uit

Derived terms

• binnen de kortste keren
• binnen de Ring
• binnendringen
• binnengaan
• binnenin
• binnenland
• binnenlaten
• binnenshuis
• binnenstad
• binnenste
• binnenterrein
• binnentrekken
• binnenvallen
• binnenzee
• te binnen schieten

Descendants

• Afrikaans: binne
• Berbice Creole Dutch: ben
• Jersey Dutch: bänne
• Negerhollands: bini
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: abini, bini, nabinisi (archaic)
• → Indonesian: binnen

Adjective

binnen (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. set for life (having obtained such success professionally and having been able to save enough money that one does not need to work any longer)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: binen

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German binnen (“within”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“by, at”) + *innan << *in (“in”). The form is also Central German in Middle High German binnen (compare Luxembourgish bannen). It is originally an adverb meaning “within, inside” chiefly in local sense, equivalent to German innen. Binnen was adopted in modern standard German as a temporal preposition, while the prefix binnen- takes on the local sense of the word. Cognate with Dutch binnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪnən/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪnən

Preposition

binnen [with genitive or dative]

1. within (a time span)
   • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, chapter 2, in Buddenbrooks […] ‎^[1], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, part 8, page 435:

     Fünfunddreißigtausend Kurantmark, die binnen knapper zwei Wochen fällig sind.

     —five-and-thirty thousand marks current, to be paid within two weeks.

   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎^[2], number 27/2010, page 70:

     Die Aktienbörsen schalten oftmals binnen weniger Stunden von Depression auf Optimismus um – und wieder zurück.

     The stock markets often switch within a few hours from depression to optimism – and back again.

Derived terms

• binnen-

Further reading

• “binnen” in Duden online
• “binnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

German Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon bindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪn.nən/, [ˈbɪˑnn̩]

Verb

binnen (third-person singular simple present binnt, past tense bunn, past participle bunnen, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. To bind, tie.

Conjugation

Conjugation of binnen (class 3 strong verb)

infinitive	binnen
	present	preterite
1st person singular	binn	bunn
2nd person singular	binns(t)	bunns(t)
3rd person singular	binn(t)	bunn
plural	binnt, binnen	bunnen
	imperative
singular	binn
plural	binnt
	present	past
participle	binnen	(e)bunnen, gebunnen

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms

• Band
• Binn
• fastbinnen
• verbinnen

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch binnen.

Noun

binnên

1. Alternative form of binen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *binnan, from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“by, at”) + *innan << *in (“in”).

Preposition

binnen [with dative or genitive]

1. within, inside
2. within (a time span)
3. during
4. on, at (a time)

Descendants

• Dutch: binnen
• Limburgish: binne

Adverb

binnen

1. inside

Descendants

• Dutch: binnen
• Limburgish: binne

Further reading

• “binnen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “binnen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “binnen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “binnen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• binna f sg

Noun

binnen m sg

1. definite masculine singular of binne

West Frisian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“by, at”) + *innan << *in (“in”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪnən/

Adverb

binnen

1. inside
2. indoors
3. in harbour, not in open sea

Derived terms

• binnenstêd

Further reading

• “binnen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Preposition

binnen

1. within, inside
2. within (a time span)

Further reading

• “binnen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011