betegne

Danish

Etymology

Partly from Middle Low German betekenen.

Verb

betegne (imperative betegn, present tense betegner, passive betegnes, simple past betegnede, past participle betegnet, present participle betegnende)

1. to designate, call, name

   Synonyms: kalde, benævne

   1. to mark, imply
2. to describe

   Synonym: beskrive

Conjugation

Conjugation of betegne

active passive present betegner betegnes past betegnede betegnedes infinitive betegne betegnes imperative betegn — participle present betegnende past betegnet (auxiliary verb være) gerund betegnen

Derived terms

• betegnelse

References

• “betegne” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German betekenen.

Verb

betegne (imperative betegn, present tense betegner, passive betegnes, simple past and past participle betegna or betegnet, present participle betegnende)

1. to mark
2. to designate, characterise
3. to mean, signify, symbolise

Derived terms

• betegnelse

References

• “betegne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.