betamen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch betamen, from tamen (“to behove, befit”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tamōną, though exact cognates are lacking. Other Germanic languages have cognates with -e- or -i-: Old High German zeman (German ziemen), Old Saxon teman, Old Frisian timia, Old English temian (English beteem). However, the -a- is also found in tamelijk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈtaːmə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ta‧men
  • Rhymes: -aːmən

Verb

betamen

  1. (intransitive) to behoove, to be appropriate, fitting or necessary, to suit
  2. (intransitive) to please, to be welcome (to ...), to befit
  3. (intransitive) to belong to, to be due to

Inflection
Inflection of betamen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive betamen
past singular betaamde
past participle betaamd
infinitive betamen
gerund betamen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular betaambetaamde
2nd person sing. (jij) betaamtbetaamde
2nd person sing. (u) betaamtbetaamde
2nd person sing. (gij) betaamtbetaamde
3rd person singular betaamtbetaamde
plural betamenbetaamden
subjunctive sing.1 betamebetaamde
subjunctive plur.1 betamenbetaamden
imperative sing. betaam
imperative plur.1 betaamt
participles betamendbetaamd
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • betaambaar
  • betamelig
  • betamelijk
  • betamenis
  • toebetamen

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