bespotten

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch bespotten, from Old Dutch bispotton. Equivalent to be- +‎ spotten.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈspɔtə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧spot‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɔtən

Verb[edit]

bespotten

  1. (transitive) to mock, to scorn

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of bespotten (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bespotten
past singular bespotte
past participle bespot
infinitive bespotten
gerund bespotten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bespot bespotte
2nd person sing. (jij) bespot bespotte
2nd person sing. (u) bespot bespotte
2nd person sing. (gij) bespot bespotte
3rd person singular bespot bespotte
plural bespotten bespotten
subjunctive sing.1 bespotte bespotte
subjunctive plur.1 bespotten bespotten
imperative sing. bespot
imperative plur.1 bespot
participles bespottend bespot
1) Archaic.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Negerhollands: bespot