bespringen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bespringen. Equivalent to be- + springen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈsprɪŋə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧sprin‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Verb

bespringen

  1. (transitive) to jump or pounce on

Inflection

Inflection of bespringen (strong class 3a, prefixed)
infinitive bespringen
past singular besprong
past participle besprongen
infinitive bespringen
gerund bespringen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bespringbesprong
2nd person sing. (jij) bespringtbesprong
2nd person sing. (u) bespringtbesprong
2nd person sing. (gij) bespringtbesprongt
3rd person singular bespringtbesprong
plural bespringenbesprongen
subjunctive sing.1 bespringebespronge
subjunctive plur.1 bespringenbesprongen
imperative sing. bespring
imperative plur.1 bespringt
participles bespringendbesprongen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

  • bespringing

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, be- + springen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃpʁɪŋən/

Verb

bespringen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present bespringt, past tense besprang, past participle besprungen, past subjunctive bespränge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, usually of animals) Synonym of begatten; to cover

Conjugation

Further reading

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