behoud
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈɦɑu̯t/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧houd
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch behout. From behouden.
Noun
behoud n (uncountable)
- preservation, conserving, conservation
- Zij zetten zich in voor het behoud van hun taal.
- They stand up for the preservation of their language.
- De overheid zag strikte neutraliteit als noodzakelijk "tot behoud en welvaart des lands en tot behoud van de vrede".
- The government saw strict neutrality as requisite "for the preservation and welfare of the country and for preserving the peace".
- (religion) salvation
- Synonym: heil
- (dated) conservatism, (less commonly) orthodoxy
- Dit viel niet in goede aarde bij de krachten van het behoud.
- This did not go down well among the forces of conservatism.
Derived terms
- natuurbehoud
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Middle English
References
- “bihofþe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-04.
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