Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bestoppen, from Old Dutch bistuppon. Equivalent to be- +‎ stoppen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈstɔ.pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧stop‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɔpən

Verb

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bestoppen

  1. (dated, dialectal, Southern, Eastern Netherlands) to hide, to conceal, to cover
    Synonyms: bedekken, verstoppen

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bestoppen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bestoppen
past singular bestopte
past participle bestopt
infinitive bestoppen
gerund bestoppen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bestop bestopte
2nd person sing. (jij) bestopt, bestop2 bestopte
2nd person sing. (u) bestopt bestopte
2nd person sing. (gij) bestopt bestopte
3rd person singular bestopt bestopte
plural bestoppen bestopten
subjunctive sing.1 bestoppe bestopte
subjunctive plur.1 bestoppen bestopten
imperative sing. bestop
imperative plur.1 bestopt
participles bestoppend bestopt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.