bekende
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German bekennen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bekɛnə/, [b̥eˈkʰɛnˀə]
Verb
bekende (imperative bekend, infinitive at bekende, present tense bekender, past tense bekendte, perfect tense er/har bekendt)
- confess
- admit
- follow suit (to play a card of the same suit)
Synonyms
- (confess): tilstå
- (admit): indrømme
- (follow suit): bekende kulør
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈkɛndə/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧ken‧de
- Rhymes: -ɛndə
Etymology 1
From bekend.
Noun
bekende m (plural bekenden, diminutive bekendetje n)
- An acquaintance, someone known/trusted to the person of reference, yet often less than a friend
- Synonym: kennis
- (with the definite article: het bekende) The known, what one is familiar with
- Het bekende lijkt meestal veiliger maar saaier.
- The known usually seems safer but duller.
- Synonym: vertrouwde
Antonyms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bekende
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈkɛndə/
Further reading
- “bekende”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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