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beleefd

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Dutch

Etymology

From beleefd, in the older sense "to observe (a custom)". The word, itself a conjugation of beleven, thus originally meant "observing custom or protocol".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈleːft/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧leefd
  • Rhymes: -eːft

Adjective

beleefd (comparative beleefder, superlative beleefdst)

  1. polite (well-mannered)

Declension

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Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: beleeft
  • Papiamentu: beleefd (dated)

Participle

beleefd

  1. past participle of beleven

Declension

More information Declension of, uninflected ...
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