Beugen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Béúge (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as boghene in 1294. Derived from a term cognate with buigen (bend) and boog (bend, curve). Compare Beegden and Beugt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbøː.ɣə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Beu‧gen
  • Rhymes: -øːɣən

Proper noun

Beugen n

  1. a village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Beugen n (strong, genitive Beugens, no plural)

  1. gerund of beugen

Declension