beleefd
Dutch
Etymology
From beleefd, in the older sense "to observe (a custom)". The word, itself a conjugation of beleven, thus originally meant "observing custom or protocol".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈleːft/
beleefd (file) - Hyphenation: be‧leefd
- Rhymes: -eːft
Adjective
beleefd (comparative beleefder, superlative beleefdst)
- polite (well-mannered)
Inflection
| Inflection of beleefd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | beleefd | |||
| inflected | beleefde | |||
| comparative | beleefder | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | beleefd | beleefder | het beleefdst het beleefdste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | beleefde | beleefdere | beleefdste |
| n. sing. | beleefd | beleefder | beleefdste | |
| plural | beleefde | beleefdere | beleefdste | |
| definite | beleefde | beleefdere | beleefdste | |
| partitive | beleefds | beleefders | — | |
Synonyms
- gemanierd
- wellevend
Derived terms
- beleefdheid
- onbeleefd
Participle
beleefd
- past participle of beleven
Inflection
| Inflection of beleefd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | beleefd | |||
| inflected | beleefde | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | beleefd | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | beleefde | ||
| n. sing. | beleefd | |||
| plural | beleefde | |||
| definite | beleefde | |||
| partitive | beleefds | |||