bederf

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɛrf/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧derf
  • Rhymes: -ɛrf

Etymology 1[edit]

From bederven.

Noun[edit]

bederf n (uncountable)

  1. decay, rotting
  2. deterioration, worsening

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch bederve.

Noun[edit]

bederf n (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) need, necessity
    Synonym: nood
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

bederf

  1. inflection of bederven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative