begatten
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to mate
- (reflexive, weak) to copulate
Synonyms
Translations
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
bimse
Basel-Landschaft
biirschte
Basel-Landschaft
blätze
Basel-Landschaft
bumse
Basel-Landschaft
dängele
Basel-Landschaft
degge
Basel-Landschaft
hepperle
Basel-Landschaft
iberschloo
Basel-Landschaft
iberstelle
Basel-Landschaft
jätte
Basel-Landschaft
joggle
Basel-Landschaft
pfupfe
Basel-Landschaft
ruesse
Basel-Landschaft
spitze
Basel-Landschaft
stämme
Basel-Landschaft
veegle
Basel-Landschaft
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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