bestauben

See also: Bestauben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bestouben, from Old High German bistouben. By surface analysis, be- +‎ stauben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈʃtaʊ̯bn̩]
  • Hyphenation: be‧stau‧ben

Verb

bestauben (weak, third-person singular present bestaubt, past tense bestaubte, past participle bestaubt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to make dusty [auxiliary haben]
  2. (intransitive) to get covered in dust [auxiliary sein]

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Bestauben

Further reading

  • bestauben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bestauben” in Duden online
  • bestauben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon