betuinen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch betunen, from Old Dutch *bitūnen, from Proto-West Germanic *bitūnijan. By surface analysis, tuin +‎ be- -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtœy̯.nə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: be‧tui‧nen
  • Rhymes: -œy̯nən

Verb

betuinen

  1. (transitive) to enclose, to fence, to hedge

Conjugation

Conjugation of betuinen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive betuinen
past singular betuinde
past participle betuind
infinitive betuinen
gerund betuinen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular betuin betuinde
2nd person sing. (jij) betuint, betuin2 betuinde
2nd person sing. (u) betuint betuinde
2nd person sing. (gij) betuint betuinde
3rd person singular betuint betuinde
plural betuinen betuinden
subjunctive sing.1 betuine betuinde
subjunctive plur.1 betuinen betuinden
imperative sing. betuin
imperative plur.1 betuint
participles betuinend betuind
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

  • betuining