beken

See also: békén

English

Etymology

From Middle English bekennen, bikennen, equivalent to be- ‎ ken (“to perceive”). Cognate with Dutch bekennen (“to acknowledge, confess”), German bekennen (“to admit, confess”), Swedish bekänna (“to profess, confess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈkɛn/, /bəˈkɛn/

Verb

beken (third-person singular simple present bekens, present participle bekenning, simple past and past participle bekenned or bekent)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To make known; reveal.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To deliver.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To commit or commend to the care of.
   • c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section II:

     Now I bikenne þe criste quod she · and his clene moder.

4. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To commit.
5. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To admit as possessor.
6. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To acquaint; instruct.

Anagrams

• Benke, nebek

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːkə(n)/
• Rhymes: -eːkən

Noun

beken

1. plural of beek

Etymology 2

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• IPA^(key): /bəˈkɛn/

Verb

beken

1. inflection of bekennen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Hungarian

Etymology

be- (“onto”) ‎ ken (“smear”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛkɛn]
• Hyphenation: be‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

beken

1. (transitive) to anoint, spread, smear (to distribute in an even layer), to apply/put on (a soft substance, cream, oil, paint, etc.)

   bekeni az arcát krémmel ― to apply cream on one's face

Conjugation

conjugation of beken

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bekenek	bekensz	beken	bekenünk	bekentek	bekennek
		Def.	bekenem	bekened	bekeni	bekenjük	bekenitek	bekenik
		2nd-p. o.	bekenlek	―
	Past	Indef.	bekentem	bekentél	bekent	bekentünk	bekentetek	bekentek
		Def.	bekentem	bekented	bekente	bekentük	bekentétek	bekenték
		2nd-p. o.	bekentelek	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. be fog kenni.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	bekenék	bekenél	bekene	bekenénk	bekenétek	bekenének
		Def.	bekeném	bekenéd	bekené	bekenénk	bekenétek	bekenék
		2nd-p. o.	bekenélek	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. beken vala, bekent vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	bekenendek	bekenendesz	bekenend	bekenendünk	bekenendetek	bekenendenek
		Def.	bekenendem	bekenended	bekenendi	bekenendjük	bekenenditek	bekenendik
		2nd-p. o.	bekenendelek	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bekennék	bekennél	bekenne	bekennénk	bekennétek	bekennének
		Def.	bekenném	bekennéd	bekenné	bekennénk (or bekennők)	bekennétek	bekennék
		2nd-p. o.	bekennélek	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. bekent volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bekenjek	bekenj or bekenjél	bekenjen	bekenjünk	bekenjetek	bekenjenek
		Def.	bekenjem	bekend or bekenjed	bekenje	bekenjük	bekenjétek	bekenjék
		2nd-p. o.	bekenjelek	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. bekent légyen
Infinitive	bekenni		bekennem	bekenned	bekennie	bekennünk	bekennetek	bekenniük
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	bekenés		bekenő	bekent	bekenendő	bekenve (bekenvén)		bekenet
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem ken be or be is ken.

potential conjugation of beken

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bekenhetek	bekenhetsz	bekenhet	bekenhetünk	bekenhettek	bekenhetnek
		Def.	bekenhetem	bekenheted	bekenheti	bekenhetjük	bekenhetitek	bekenhetik
		2nd-p. o.	bekenhetlek	―
	Past	Indef.	bekenhettem	bekenhettél	bekenhetett	bekenhettünk	bekenhettetek	bekenhettek
		Def.	bekenhettem	bekenhetted	bekenhette	bekenhettük	bekenhettétek	bekenhették
		2nd-p. o.	bekenhettelek	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	bekenheték	bekenhetél	bekenhete	bekenheténk	bekenhetétek	bekenhetének
		Def.	bekenhetém	bekenhetéd	bekenheté	bekenheténk	bekenhetétek	bekenheték
		2nd-p. o.	bekenhetélek	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. bekenhet vala, bekenhetett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	bekenhetendek or bekenandhatok	bekenhetendesz or bekenandhatsz	bekenhetend or bekenandhat	bekenhetendünk or bekenandhatunk	bekenhetendetek or bekenandhattok	bekenhetendenek or bekenandhatnak
		Def.	bekenhetendem or bekenandhatom	bekenhetended or bekenandhatod	bekenhetendi or bekenandhatja	bekenhetendjük or bekenandhatjuk	bekenhetenditek or bekenandhatjátok	bekenhetendik or bekenandhatják
		2nd-p. o.	bekenhetendelek or bekenandhatlak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bekenhetnék	bekenhetnél	bekenhetne	bekenhetnénk	bekenhetnétek	bekenhetnének
		Def.	bekenhetném	bekenhetnéd	bekenhetné	bekenhetnénk (or bekenhetnők)	bekenhetnétek	bekenhetnék
		2nd-p. o.	bekenhetnélek	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. bekenhetett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bekenhessek	bekenhess or bekenhessél	bekenhessen	bekenhessünk	bekenhessetek	bekenhessenek
		Def.	bekenhessem	bekenhesd or bekenhessed	bekenhesse	bekenhessük	bekenhessétek	bekenhessék
		2nd-p. o.	bekenhesselek	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. bekenhetett légyen
Inf.	(bekenhetni)		(bekenhetnem)	(bekenhetned)	(bekenhetnie)	(bekenhetnünk)	(bekenhetnetek)	(bekenhetniük)
Positive adjective			bekenhető	Neg. adj.	bekenhetetlen	Adv. part.	(bekenhetve / bekenhetvén)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem kenhet be or be is kenhet.

Derived terms

• bekenés

 

Further reading

• beken in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• beken in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bekend (“(well-)known”), from Middle Dutch bekent, part participle of bekennen (“to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈkɛn]
• Hyphenation: bê‧kèn

Noun

bêkèn

1. (colloquial) (well-)known

Derived terms

• kebekenan

 

Further reading

• “beken” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• beeken, beekne, bekene, bekne, bekyn, biken

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bēacn, bēcn, from Proto-West Germanic *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːkən/, /ˈbɛːkən/

Noun

beken (plural bekenes)

1. A fire that signals an impending attack or danger.
2. (rare) The structure a beacon is placed on.
3. (rare) A lighthouse.
4. (rare) A flag (piece of cloth with distinctive patterning)

Related terms

• bekenen

Descendants

• English: beacon
• Scots: beikin, bekin

References

• “bẹ̄ken, bēken, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-25.