bes – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of bes

Noun: bes
Gender: Feminine Hyphenation:
Sg.bes
Pl.bessen

Sample Sentences

  • Met een quam daer een besje,
  • Een oude fenynde bes, (But then there came an old woman,
  • An old mean hag,) [a. 1525, anonymous author, “Lied van de twee koningskinderen”, in Haerlems Oudt Liedt-boeck, 27th edition, published 1716:]

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bes, bese, from Old Dutch besi, from Proto-West Germanic *basi, from Proto-Germanic *basją. Compare English berry, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (weinabasi, “grape”). See: English Nouns 'berry', Gothic Nouns '𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹'.

Verbs referencing "bes"

German Nouns Beere.

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