besnijden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch besniden, from Old Dutch bisnīthan, from Proto-West Germanic *bisnīþan. Equivalent to be- +‎ snijden. Cognate with German beschneiden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈsnɛi̯də(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧snij‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən

Verb

besnijden

  1. (transitive) to circumcise
    In sommige culturen is het gebruikelijk om jongens te besnijden.
    In some cultures, it's customary to circumcise boys.
    De arts besneed de pasgeboren baby volgens de religieuze traditie.
    The doctor circumcised the newborn baby according to the religious tradition.
    Hij werd als baby besneden.
    He was circumcised as a baby.

Conjugation

Conjugation of besnijden (strong class 1, slightly irregular, prefixed)
infinitive besnijden
past singular besneed
past participle besneden
infinitive besnijden
gerund besnijden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular besnij, besnijd besneed
2nd person sing. (jij) besnijdt, besnij2, besnijd2 besneed
2nd person sing. (u) besnijdt besneed
2nd person sing. (gij) besnijdt besneedt
3rd person singular besnijdt besneed
plural besnijden besneden
subjunctive sing.1 besnijde besnede
subjunctive plur.1 besnijden besneden
imperative sing. besnij, besnijd
imperative plur.1 besnijdt
participles besnijdend besneden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: besni
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