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bestauben

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German bestouben, from Old High German bistouben. By surface analysis, be- +‎ stauben.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəˈʃtaʊ̯bn̩]
  • Hyphenation: be‧stau‧ben

Verb

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bestauben (weak, third-person singular present bestaubt, past tense bestaubte, past participle bestaubt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to make dusty [auxiliary haben]
  2. (intransitive) to get covered in dust [auxiliary sein]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • bestauben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bestauben” in Duden online
  • bestauben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon