belde

Afrikaans

Noun

belde

1. plural of belt

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

belde

1. inflection of bellen:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive

Anagrams

• bedel, beeld

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English byldo, bieldo, from Proto-West Germanic *balþī, from Proto-Germanic *balþį̄.

Alternative forms

• beld, beeld, beild, bælde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːld(ə)/, /ˈbɛːld(ə)/

Noun

belde

1. motivation, promotion, fostering
2. assistance, aiding, relief
3. safeguarding, refuge, guarding
4. (rare) boldness, daring, courageousness
5. An individual who assists or safeguards.

Descendants

• English: bield, beeld (obsolete)
• Scots: bield, beild

References

• “bẹ̄ld(e, bēlde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-20.

Adjective

belde (superlative beldest)

1. hardy, stout, courageous
2. (rare) motivating, beneficial

References

• “bẹ̄ld(e, bēld(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-20.

Etymology 2

Verb

belde

1. Alternative form of belden

Etymology 3

Verb

belde

1. Alternative form of bylden

Turkish

Etymology 1

Noun

belde

1. locative singular of bel

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish بلده (belde), from Arabic بَلْدَة (balda).

Noun

belde (definite accusative beldeyi, plural beldeler)

1. living area
2. town

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	belde
Definite accusative	beldeyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	belde	beldeler
Definite accusative	beldeyi	beldeleri
Dative	beldeye	beldelere
Locative	beldede	beldelerde
Ablative	beldeden	beldelerden
Genitive	beldenin	beldelerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular beldem beldelerim 2nd singular belden beldelerin 3rd singular beldesi beldeleri 1st plural beldemiz beldelerimiz 2nd plural beldeniz beldeleriniz 3rd plural beldeleri beldeleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular beldemi beldelerimi 2nd singular beldeni beldelerini 3rd singular beldesini beldelerini 1st plural beldemizi beldelerimizi 2nd plural beldenizi beldelerinizi 3rd plural beldelerini beldelerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular beldeme beldelerime 2nd singular beldene beldelerine 3rd singular beldesine beldelerine 1st plural beldemize beldelerimize 2nd plural beldenize beldelerinize 3rd plural beldelerine beldelerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular beldemde beldelerimde 2nd singular beldende beldelerinde 3rd singular beldesinde beldelerinde 1st plural beldemizde beldelerimizde 2nd plural beldenizde beldelerinizde 3rd plural beldelerinde beldelerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular beldemden beldelerimden 2nd singular beldenden beldelerinden 3rd singular beldesinden beldelerinden 1st plural beldemizden beldelerimizden 2nd plural beldenizden beldelerinizden 3rd plural beldelerinden beldelerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular beldemin beldelerimin 2nd singular beldenin beldelerinin 3rd singular beldesinin beldelerinin 1st plural beldemizin beldelerimizin 2nd plural beldenizin beldelerinizin 3rd plural beldelerinin beldelerinin

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “belde”, in Nişanyan Sözlük