betoog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈtoːx/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: be‧toog
- Rhymes: -oːx
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch betooch. Equivalent to a deverbal neutrum from betogen.
Noun
betoog n (plural betogen, diminutive betoogje n)
- argument, plea (subjective discourse in which one argues in favour of something)
- (historical) proof, evidence
- (obsolete) demonstration, act of showing
Hyponyms
- (plea): essay
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
betoog
- inflection of betogen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative