"beskrive" meaning in Danish

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Verb

IPA: /beskriːˀvə/, [b̥eˈsɡ̊ʁiˀʋə], [b̥eˈsɡ̊ʁiwˀʊ]
Etymology: From be- (“on”) + skrive (“to write”), a calque of Middle Low German beschrīven and German beschreiben (in turn a calque of Latin dēscrībō). Etymology templates: {{af|da|be-|skrive|t1=on|t2=to write}} be- (“on”) + skrive (“to write”), {{cal|da|gml|beschrīven|nocap=1}} calque of Middle Low German beschrīven, {{cal|da|de|beschreiben|notext=1}} German beschreiben, {{cal|da|la|dēscrībō|nocap=1}} calque of Latin dēscrībō Head templates: {{head|da|verb|imperative|beskriv|present|beskriver|past|beskrev|past participle|beskrevet|<abbr title="common gender">c</abbr>|beskreven|definite or plural|beskrevne}} beskrive (imperative beskriv, present beskriver, past beskrev, past participle beskrevet, c beskreven, definite or plural beskrevne) Forms: beskriv [imperative], beskriver [present], beskrev [past], beskrevet [participle, past], beskreven [common-gender, participle, past], beskrevne [definite], beskrevne [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], beskriver [active, present], beskrives [passive, present], beskrev [active, past], beskreves [passive, past], beskrive [active, infinitive], beskrives [infinitive, passive], beskriv [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], no-table-tags [table-tags], beskrivende [participle, present], beskrevet [participle, past], auxiliary verb have [participle, past], beskriven [gerund, participle]
  1. to describe Derived forms: beskrivelig, beskrivelse, beskriver, ubeskreven, velbeskreven
    Sense id: en-beskrive-da-verb-NpcGVBpJ Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Danish terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "be-",
        "3": "skrive",
        "t1": "on",
        "t2": "to write"
      },
      "expansion": "be- (“on”) + skrive (“to write”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "beschrīven",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "calque of Middle Low German beschrīven",
      "name": "cal"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "beschreiben",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "German beschreiben",
      "name": "cal"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "dēscrībō",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "calque of Latin dēscrībō",
      "name": "cal"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From be- (“on”) + skrive (“to write”), a calque of Middle Low German beschrīven and German beschreiben (in turn a calque of Latin dēscrībō).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "beskriv",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskriver",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrev",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrevet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskreven",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrevne",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrevne",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskriver",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrives",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrev",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskreves",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrive",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrives",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskriv",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrivende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrevet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "auxiliary verb have",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskriven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "beskrevet",
        "11": "<abbr title=\"common gender\">c</abbr>",
        "12": "beskreven",
        "13": "definite or plural",
        "14": "beskrevne",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "imperative",
        "4": "beskriv",
        "5": "present",
        "6": "beskriver",
        "7": "past",
        "8": "beskrev",
        "9": "past participle"
      },
      "expansion": "beskrive (imperative beskriv, present beskriver, past beskrev, past participle beskrevet, c beskreven, definite or plural beskrevne)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish terms prefixed with be-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "beskrivelig"
        },
        {
          "word": "beskrivelse"
        },
        {
          "word": "beskriver"
        },
        {
          "word": "ubeskreven"
        },
        {
          "word": "velbeskreven"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to describe"
      ],
      "id": "en-beskrive-da-verb-NpcGVBpJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "describe",
          "describe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beskriːˀvə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[b̥eˈsɡ̊ʁiˀʋə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[b̥eˈsɡ̊ʁiwˀʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beskrive"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "beskrivelig"
    },
    {
      "word": "beskrivelse"
    },
    {
      "word": "beskriver"
    },
    {
      "word": "ubeskreven"
    },
    {
      "word": "velbeskreven"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "be-",
        "3": "skrive",
        "t1": "on",
        "t2": "to write"
      },
      "expansion": "be- (“on”) + skrive (“to write”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "beschrīven",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "calque of Middle Low German beschrīven",
      "name": "cal"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "beschreiben",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "German beschreiben",
      "name": "cal"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "dēscrībō",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "calque of Latin dēscrībō",
      "name": "cal"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From be- (“on”) + skrive (“to write”), a calque of Middle Low German beschrīven and German beschreiben (in turn a calque of Latin dēscrībō).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "beskriv",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskriver",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrev",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrevet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskreven",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrevne",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrevne",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskriver",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrives",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrev",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskreves",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrive",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrives",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskriv",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrivende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskrevet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "auxiliary verb have",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beskriven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "beskrevet",
        "11": "<abbr title=\"common gender\">c</abbr>",
        "12": "beskreven",
        "13": "definite or plural",
        "14": "beskrevne",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "imperative",
        "4": "beskriv",
        "5": "present",
        "6": "beskriver",
        "7": "past",
        "8": "beskrev",
        "9": "past participle"
      },
      "expansion": "beskrive (imperative beskriv, present beskriver, past beskrev, past participle beskrevet, c beskreven, definite or plural beskrevne)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish class 1 strong verbs",
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish terms calqued from German",
        "Danish terms calqued from Latin",
        "Danish terms calqued from Middle Low German",
        "Danish terms derived from German",
        "Danish terms derived from Latin",
        "Danish terms derived from Middle Low German",
        "Danish terms prefixed with be-",
        "Danish verbs",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to describe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "describe",
          "describe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beskriːˀvə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[b̥eˈsɡ̊ʁiˀʋə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[b̥eˈsɡ̊ʁiwˀʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beskrive"
}

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