bende

See also: Bende

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.də/

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• Hyphenation: ben‧de
• Rhymes: -ɛndə

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bende, from Old French bende from Frankish *bindā, *bindu, from Proto-Germanic *bindō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Cognate with Old English binde (“band, wreath, ribbon”), Old High German binta (“band, bandage, string”), Middle Dutch bende (“band, buoy, fetter”).

Alternative forms

• bent

Noun

bende f (plural bendes or benden, diminutive bendetje n)

1. gang, squad
2. mess as in: a disagreeable mixture of a large quantity of objects in disorder resulting from people misbehaving or animals stampeding

Derived terms

• beestenbende
• bendeoorlog
• gideonsbende

Etymology 2

From bent gij, by analogy of other -de verb contractions. The personal agreement is ungrammatical in standard Dutch, and is based on contamination with ben jij.

Contraction

bende

1. (Brabant) Contraction of bent gij.

Usage notes

The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving bende gij.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.de/, /ˈben.de/
• Rhymes: -ɛnde, -ende
• Hyphenation: bèn‧de, bén‧de

Noun

bende f

1. plural of benda

Anagrams

• Deneb

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• vendê (Barlavento)
• bendi (Santiago)

Etymology

From Portuguese vender.

Verb

bende

1. (Sotavento) sell

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈben.de/

Verb

bende

1. inflection of bendan:
   1. first-person singular present/preterite indicative
   2. third-person singular preterite indicative
   3. singular present/preterite subjunctive

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese vender and Spanish vender and Kabuverdianu bendi.

Verb

bende

1. to sell

Turkish

Etymology

From Persian بنده (bande).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛnˈde/
• Hyphenation: ben‧de

Noun

bende

1. (obsolete, poetic) servant, slave

   Synonyms: kul, köle

Pronoun

bende

1. locative of ben

Usage notes

• Very often ben de ("me too") is misspelled as bende.