bemannen

Dutch

Etymology

From man + be- -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈmɑnə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧man‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɑnən

Verb

bemannen

  1. (transitive) to man (to supply with staff or crew)
    Coordinate terms: bemensen, bevrouwen
    Admiraliteiten waren verantwoordelijk voor het uitrusten en bemannen van schepen.
    Admiralties were responsible for the equipping and manning of ships.

Usage notes

  • Sometimes the gender-neutral bemensen is used instead. The feminine equivalent bevrouwen is rare.

Inflection

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

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Mann + be- -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈmanən/
  • (file)

Verb

bemannen (weak, third-person singular present bemannt, past tense bemannte, past participle bemannt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to man (to supply with staff or crew)
    bemannter Flug(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

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

Further reading

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