bediende
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈdin.də/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧dien‧de
- Rhymes: -ində
Etymology 1
Inflected form of bediend, calque of German Bedienter.
Noun
bediende m or f (plural bedienden or bediendes, diminutive bediendetje n)
- servant, low-ranking employee (any gender)
- (obsolete) employee
- Synonym: werknemer
Usage notes
The plural bediendes is only used to indicate multiple female servants. Use the word bedienden for a group of male servants.
Derived terms
- kantoorbediende
- tafelbediende
Related terms
- bedienen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bediende
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
bediende
- singular past indicative and subjunctive of bedienen
Anagrams
- biedende