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begatten

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to mate
  2. (reflexive, weak) to copulate

Dialects

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bimse

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biirschte

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blätze

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bumse

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dängele

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degge

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hepperle

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iberschloo

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iberstelle

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jätte

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joggle

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pfupfe

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ruesse

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spitze

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stämme

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veegle

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voogle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈɡatən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German begaten (“to reach, meet, join”), from Old High German bigatōn. Equivalent to be- + Gatte (“spouse”, originally “companion”) + -en. The modern sense of the verb (17th c.) follows the semantic development of the noun. Not related with English beget.

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