See also: binnen-

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch *binnan.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪ.nə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bin‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɪnən

Adverb edit

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 voerde de haven binnen.
    The ship sailed into the harbour.

Preposition edit

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

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Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: binne
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: ben
  • Jersey Dutch: bänne
  • Negerhollands: bini
  • Indonesian: binnen

Adjective edit

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 edit

German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Preposition edit

binnen (with genitive or dative)

  1. within (a time span)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], 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 edit

Further reading edit

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

German Low German edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪnən/, [ˈbɪˑnn̩]

Verb edit

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

  1. To bind, tie.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch binnen, from Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch *binnan.

Noun edit

binnen

  1. inside

Adjective edit

binnen

  1. set for life (having obtained such success professionally and having been able to save enough money)

Alternative forms edit

Further reading edit

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Preposition edit

binnen [+dative or genitive]

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

Descendants edit

Adverb edit

binnen

  1. inside

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

binnen m sg

  1. definite masculine singular of binne

West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

binnen

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

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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

Preposition edit

binnen

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

Further reading edit

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