belezen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈleːzə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧zen
  • Rhymes: -eːzən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch belēsen. Equivalent to be- + lezen.

Verb

belezen

  1. (transitive) to enchant by reading a spell
  2. (transitive) to exorcise
  3. (transitive) to convince
Inflection
Inflection of belezen (strong class 5, prefixed)
infinitive belezen
past singular belas
past participle belezen
infinitive belezen
gerund belezen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beleesbelas
2nd person sing. (jij) beleestbelas
2nd person sing. (u) beleestbelas
2nd person sing. (gij) beleestbelaast
3rd person singular beleestbelas
plural belezenbelazen
subjunctive sing.1 belezebelaze
subjunctive plur.1 belezenbelazen
imperative sing. belees
imperative plur.1 beleest
participles belezendbelezen
1) Archaic.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From belezen, past participle of belezen.

Adjective

belezen (comparative belezener, superlative belezenst)

  1. well-read, well informed and knowledgeable because of extensive reading
  2. hence book-smart, erudite
Inflection
Inflection of belezen
uninflected belezen
inflected belezen
comparative belezener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial belezenbelezenerhet belezenst
het belezenste
indefinite m./f. sing. belezenbelezenerbelezenste
n. sing. belezenbelezenerbelezenste
plural belezenbelezenerbelezenste
definite belezenbelezenerbelezenste
partitive belezensbelezeners
Derived terms
  • belezenheid

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Participle

belezen

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