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)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧ta‧men
- Rhymes: -aːmən
Verb
betamen
- (intransitive) to behoove, to be appropriate, fitting or necessary, to suit
- (intransitive) to please, to be welcome (to ...), to befit
- (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 | betaam | betaamde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | betaamt | betaamde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | betaamt | betaamde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | betaamt | betaamde | ||
| 3rd person singular | betaamt | betaamde | ||
| plural | betamen | betaamden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | betame | betaamde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | betamen | betaamden | ||
| imperative sing. | betaam | |||
| imperative plur.1 | betaamt | |||
| participles | betamend | betaamd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- (behoove): passen
- (please): behagen, bevallen
- (belong to): toekomen
Derived terms
- betaambaar
- betamelig
- betamelijk
- betamenis
- toebetamen
Anagrams
- beament