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bedeesd

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Apparently the past participle of a verb *bedezen, seemingly a prefixed variant of dazen (to talk nonsense), or directly from daas (foolish, dull).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈdeːst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧deesd
  • Rhymes: -eːst

Adjective

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bedeesd (comparative bedeesder, superlative meest bedeesd or bedeesdst)

  1. shy, timid
    Synonyms: beschroomd, bleu, schroomvallig, schuchter, schuw, timide, verlegen

Declension

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Declension of bedeesd
uninflected bedeesd
inflected bedeesde
comparative bedeesder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial bedeesd bedeesder het bedeesdst
het bedeesdste
indefinite m./f. sing. bedeesde bedeesdere bedeesdste
n. sing. bedeesd bedeesder bedeesdste
plural bedeesde bedeesdere bedeesdste
definite bedeesde bedeesdere bedeesdste
partitive bedeesds bedeesders

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: bedeesd