behouden

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈɦɑu̯də(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧hou‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯dən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch behouden, from Old Dutch *bihaldan, from Proto-Germanic *bihaldaną (“to keep”). Equivalent to be- +‎ houden.

Verb

behouden

  1. (transitive) to save, keep
  2. (transitive) to preserve
Inflection
Inflection of behouden (strong class 7, slightly irregular, prefixed)
infinitive behouden
past singular behield
past participle behouden
infinitive behouden
gerund behouden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular behou, behoudbehield
2nd person sing. (jij) behoudtbehield
2nd person sing. (u) behoudtbehield
2nd person sing. (gij) behoudtbehieldt
3rd person singular behoudtbehield
plural behoudenbehielden
subjunctive sing.1 behoudebehielde
subjunctive plur.1 behoudenbehielden
imperative sing. behou, behoud
imperative plur.1 behoudt
participles behoudendbehouden
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Participle

behouden

  1. past participle of behouden
Inflection
Inflection of behouden
uninflected behouden
inflected behouden
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial behouden
indefinite m./f. sing. behouden
n. sing. behouden
plural behouden
definite behouden
partitive behoudens

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch bihaldan. Equivalent to be- +‎ houden.

Verb

behouden

  1. to keep, to not lose
  2. to keep, to preserve, to protect
  3. to have left over
  4. to have power over, to rule over
  5. to get, to receive

Inflection

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Derived terms
  • behoudelike
  • behoudenisse
  • behoudere
  • behoudinge

Descendants

Further reading
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