behagen

See also: Behagen

Dutch

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Dutch *bihagon, from Proto-Germanic *bihagōną, from *hagō-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱak- (to be able), see also Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬐- (sak-, to agree).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈɦaːɣə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧ha‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aːɣən

Verb

behagen

  1. (transitive, formal) to delight, please, gratify

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: behaag
  • Negerhollands: behaeg, behaegen

References

  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), behagen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  2. Pokorny, Julius (1959), 522”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 522

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), related to Old High German gihagin (cherished), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bihagōną, from *hagō-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱak- (to be able), see also Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬐- (sak-, to agree).[1][2] Cognates include Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Old Saxon bihagon and Old English gehagian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈhaːɡn̩/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧ha‧gen

Verb

behagen (weak, third-person singular present behagt, past tense behagte, past participle behagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (with dative, literary) to be to someone's liking
    Synonyms: zusagen, gefallen, ansprechen

Usage notes

  • Often used in the negative for emphasis.
    Das behagt mir gar nicht.I don't like this at all.

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

References

  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), behagen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  2. Pokorny, Julius (1959), 522”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 522

Further reading

  • behagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • behagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • behagen” in Duden online
  • behagen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Swedish

Noun

behagen

  1. definite plural of behag
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