Definitions and meaning of bete
bete
Verb
bete
- Obsolete spelling of beat
- Obsolete spelling of beet
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Noun
bete
- plural of beet
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *bete.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bete/, [be̞.t̪e̞]
Verb
bete ? (imperfect participle betetzen, future participle beteko, short form bete, verbal noun betetze)
- to fill
- to satisfy
- to fulfill, carry out
- to fill in, fill out
- to expire, run out, exhaust (time)
Further reading
- "bete" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “bete” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
bete
- (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of bijten
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbeːtə]
- Homophones: Beete, Bete
Verb
bete
- inflection of beten:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Italian
Noun
bete f
- plural of beta
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
bēte
- second-person singular present active imperative of bētō
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *biti, from Proto-Germanic *bitiz.
Noun
bēte f
- bite
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: beet
- Limburgish: beet
Further reading
- “bete (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bete (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
Etymology 1
Despite the gap in attestation, apparently inherited from Old English bēte, from Proto-West Germanic *bētā, from Latin bēta, of unknown origin.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
bete (plural betes)
- beet (plant of the genus Beta or its root or leaves)
Descendants
- English: beet
- → Chickasaw: (from the plural) biits
- → Hawaiian: piki
- → Maori: pīti
References
- “bẹ̄te, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Verb
bete
- Alternative form of beten (“to beat”)
Etymology 3
Verb
bete
- Alternative form of beten (“to fix”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
bete m
- beetroot (Beta vulgaris)
- bit; a portion of something.
- crossbeam, particularly in a cross frame timber structure.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bete m
- beetroot (Beta vulgaris)
- bit; a portion of something
- crossbeam, particularly in a cross frame timber structure
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Verb
bete
- third-person plural present subjunctive relative of is
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
- Hyphenation: be‧te
Verb
bete
- inflection of betar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Romanian
Pronunciation
Adjective
bete f pl or n pl
- feminine/neuter plural of beat
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse beita (“food, bait”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bete n
- bait
- what an animal eats when grazing
Declension
Derived terms
- (bait): beta
- (what an animal eats): beta, grönbete
See also
Etymology 2
Related to bita (“to bite”). Also see Icelandic biti.
Pronunciation
Noun
bete c
- tusk
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 3
be- + te (“appear”)
Pronunciation
Verb
bete (present beter, preterite betedde, supine betett, imperative bete)
- (reflexive) to behave (oneself)
Conjugation
Related terms
References
- bete in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bete in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bete in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Ternate
Pronunciation
Noun
bete (Jawi بيتي)
- eddoe (Colocasia antiquorum)
References
- Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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