beneden

Dutch

Alternative forms

• benee (chiefly informal)
• benêe (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈneː.də(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧ne‧den
• Rhymes: -eːdən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch beneden. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

beneden

1. below
2. downstairs

Preposition

beneden

1. under, below, beneath

   mensen beneden de zestig — people under sixty

Antonyms

• boven

Derived terms

• beneden de Moerdijk
• benedenwaarts
• naar beneden

Descendants

• Afrikaans: benede
• Skepi Creole Dutch: bener

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

beneden

1. inflection of benijden:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

• beenden