besterven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch besterven. Equivalent to be- + sterven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈstɛrvə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ster‧ven
  • Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Verb

besterven

  1. (intransitive) to start to decompose after death
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to disappear as if dying

Inflection

Inflection of besterven (strong class 3+7, prefixed)
infinitive besterven
past singular bestierf
past participle bestorven
infinitive besterven
gerund besterven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular besterfbestierf
2nd person sing. (jij) besterftbestierf
2nd person sing. (u) besterftbestierf
2nd person sing. (gij) besterftbestierft
3rd person singular besterftbestierf
plural bestervenbestierven
subjunctive sing.1 bestervebestierve
subjunctive plur.1 bestervenbestierven
imperative sing. besterf
imperative plur.1 besterft
participles bestervendbestorven
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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