belezen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈleːzə(n)/
belezen (file) - Hyphenation: be‧le‧zen
- Rhymes: -eːzən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch belēsen. Equivalent to be- + lezen.
Verb
belezen
Inflection
| Inflection of belezen (strong class 5, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | belezen | |||
| past singular | belas | |||
| past participle | belezen | |||
| infinitive | belezen | |||
| gerund | belezen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | belees | belas | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | beleest | belas | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | beleest | belas | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | beleest | belaast | ||
| 3rd person singular | beleest | belas | ||
| plural | belezen | belazen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | beleze | belaze | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | belezen | belazen | ||
| imperative sing. | belees | |||
| imperative plur.1 | beleest | |||
| participles | belezend | belezen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- (enchant): bezweren
- (exorcise): uitdrijven
Adjective
belezen (comparative belezener, superlative belezenst)
- well-read, well informed and knowledgeable because of extensive reading
- hence book-smart, erudite
Inflection
| Inflection of belezen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | belezen | |||
| inflected | belezen | |||
| comparative | belezener | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | belezen | belezener | het belezenst het belezenste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | belezen | belezener | belezenste |
| n. sing. | belezen | belezener | belezenste | |
| plural | belezen | belezener | belezenste | |
| definite | belezen | belezener | belezenste | |
| partitive | belezens | belezeners | — | |
Derived terms
- belezenheid
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
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