been

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter) leg, limb of a person, horse (other animals' would have poten) and certain objects (again many have poten)
2. (neuter) side, leg
3. (neuter) the upper part of a sock, above the ankle

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of benen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of benen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of benen:

Concepts

leg

🦵

bone

🦴

paw

shank

foot

🦶

mesenchyme

os

skull

💀

toe

arm

trouser leg

face

haunch

limb

member

Synonyms

bot

poot

knook

🦴

schonk

knok

graat

passerbeen

onderbeen

hand

ledemaat

voet

🦶

beenweefsel

extremiteit

lidmaat

ondersteuning

stelt

steun

stut

knekel

🦴

arm

Pronounced as (IPA)

/beːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: bêen

Inherited from Old Dutch: bēn

In summary

From Middle Dutch bêen, from Old Dutch bēn, from Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Sentences

Hij is zijn been verloren en heeft recent een prothese gekregen .

He lost his leg and recently received a prosthesis.