bederf

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɛrf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧derf
  • Rhymes: -ɛrf

Etymology 1

Deverbal from bederven.

Noun

bederf n (uncountable)

  1. decay, rotting
  2. deterioration, worsening

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bederve, related to derven (“to lack, want”) (and unrelated to modern Dutch bederven). Compare German Bedarf.

Noun

bederf n (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) need, necessity
    Synonym: nood
Derived terms
  • van bederf hebben

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bederf

  1. inflection of bederven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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