bestuiven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bestuven. Equivalent to be- + stuiven.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈstœy̯.və(n)/
- Hyphenation: be‧stui‧ven
- Rhymes: -œy̯vən
Verb
bestuiven
- (transitive) to pollinate
- (transitive) to cover with dust or powder, to powder, to bedust
Inflection
| Inflection of bestuiven (strong class 2, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bestuiven | |||
| past singular | bestoof | |||
| past participle | bestoven | |||
| infinitive | bestuiven | |||
| gerund | bestuiven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bestuif | bestoof | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bestuift | bestoof | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bestuift | bestoof | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bestuift | bestooft | ||
| 3rd person singular | bestuift | bestoof | ||
| plural | bestuiven | bestoven | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bestuive | bestove | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bestuiven | bestoven | ||
| imperative sing. | bestuif | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bestuift | |||
| participles | bestuivend | bestoven | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bestuiving