"Beethoven" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbeɪˌtəʊvən/ [UK], /ˈbeɪtˌhəʊvən/ [UK], /ˈbeɪˌtoʊvən/ [US]
Rhymes: -əʊvən Etymology: Borrowed from German Beethoven. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Beethoven}} Borrowed from German Beethoven Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Beethoven
  1. A surname from German, usually applying to Ludwig van Beethoven. Wikipedia link: Ludwig van Beethoven Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: Beethovenian Translations (German surname): ቤትሆቨን (bethovän) (Amharic), بِيتْهُوفَن (bīthūfan) (Arabic), ܠܘܕܒܝܓ (Aramaic), Բեթհովեն (Betʻhoven) (Armenian), বিটহ'ফন (bitoh'phon) (Assamese), Bethoven (Azerbaijani), Бетхо́вен (Bjetxóvjen) [feminine, masculine] (Belarusian), Бэтго́вэн (Bethóven) (note: old spelling) [feminine, masculine] (Belarusian), বেটোফেন (beṭōphen) (Bengali), বেইটোভেন (beiṭōbhen) (Bengali), Бетховен (Bethoven) (Bulgarian), Бетовен (Betoven) (Bulgarian), ဘီသိုဗင် (bhisuibang) (Burmese), 貝多芬 (Chinese Cantonese), 贝多芬 (english: bui³ do¹ fan¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 貝多芬 (Chinese Mandarin), 贝多芬 (Bèiduōfēn) (Chinese Mandarin), Betoveno (Esperanto), Beethoven (Finnish), ბეთჰოვენი (bethoveni) (Georgian), Beethoven [feminine, masculine] (German), Μπετόβεν (Betóven) (Greek), Vetóven (Guaraní), בטהובן (Hebrew), बीथोवेन (bīthoven) (Hindi), बीथोव्हेन (bīthovhen) (Hindi), Beethoven (Hungarian), Beethoven (Italian), ベートーヴェン (Bētōven) (Japanese), ベートーベン (Bētōben) (Japanese), ಬೆಟ್ಹೋವನ್ (beṭhōvan) (Kannada), 베토벤 (Betoben) (Korean), Bēthovens (Latvian), Bethovenas (Lithuanian), Бетовен (Betoven) (Macedonian), ബീഥോവൻ (bīthōvaṉ) (Malayalam), बीथोव्हेन (bīthovhen) (Marathi), बेथोव्हेन (bethovhen) (Marathi), Бетховен (Betxoven) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠪᠧᠲᠤᠹᠧᠨ (bētufēn) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), बेट्होफ़न् (Newar), बेइटहअउभन (beiṭahaaubhana) (Newar), بتهوون (bethôvon) (Persian), بیتهوفِن (bêthôfen) (Persian), Beethoven [masculine] (Polish), ਬੀਥੋਵਨ (bīthovan) (Punjabi), Бетхо́вен (Betxóven) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), Bethuovens (Samogitian), Bethovėns (Samogitian), Бȅтовен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Bȅtoven [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Beethoven [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), බීතෝවන් (bītōwan) (Sinhalese), Beethoven (Swedish), பேத்தோவன் (pēttōvaṉ) (Tamil), బీథోవెన్ (bīthōven) (Telugu), เบโทเฟน (bee-too-feen) (Thai), Бетхо́вен (Betxóven) [feminine, masculine] (Ukrainian), Бето́вен (Betóven) [feminine, masculine, rare] (Ukrainian), بیتھوون (bethvon) (Urdu), بىتخوۋىن (bitxowin) (Uyghur), Betxoven (Uzbek), Bethoven (Veps), Bét-thô-ven (Vietnamese), בעטהאָוון (bethovn) (Yiddish)
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          "word": "Bethovėns"
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          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "German surname",
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          "code": "sh",
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          "code": "si",
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          "sense": "German surname",
          "word": "බීතෝවන්"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "word": "Beethoven"
        },
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          "code": "ta",
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          "roman": "pēttōvaṉ",
          "sense": "German surname",
          "word": "பேத்தோவன்"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "bīthōven",
          "sense": "German surname",
          "word": "బీథోవెన్"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "bee-too-feen",
          "sense": "German surname",
          "word": "เบโทเฟน"
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          "word": "Бето́вен"
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          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "bethvon",
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        },
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          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "bitxowin",
          "sense": "German surname",
          "word": "بىتخوۋىن"
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          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "German surname",
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          "code": "vep",
          "lang": "Veps",
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "German surname",
          "word": "Bét-thô-ven"
        },
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          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "bethovn",
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        "UK"
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        "Terms with Bengali translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
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        "Terms with Greek translations",
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        "Terms with Hebrew translations",
        "Terms with Hindi translations",
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        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Kannada translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
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        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Malayalam translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Marathi translations",
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        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Punjabi translations",
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        "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
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        "Terms with Thai translations",
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        "UK"
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      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "bethovän",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "ቤትሆቨን"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bīthūfan",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "بِيتْهُوفَن"
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    {
      "code": "arc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "ܠܘܕܒܝܓ"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Betʻhoven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Բեթհովեն"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "bitoh'phon",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "বিটহ'ফন"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Bethoven"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Bjetxóvjen",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бетхо́вен"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "note": "old spelling",
      "roman": "Bethóven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бэтго́вэн"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "beṭōphen",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "বেটোফেন"
    },
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "beiṭōbhen",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "বেইটোভেন"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Bethoven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Бетховен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Betoven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Бетовен"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "bhisuibang",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "ဘီသိုဗင်"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "貝多芬"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "bui³ do¹ fan¹",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "贝多芬"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "貝多芬"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Bèiduōfēn",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "贝多芬"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Betoveno"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Beethoven"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bethoveni",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "ბეთჰოვენი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Beethoven"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Betóven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Μπετόβεν"
    },
    {
      "code": "gn",
      "lang": "Guaraní",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Vetóven"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "בטהובן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bīthoven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "बीथोवेन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bīthovhen",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "बीथोव्हेन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Beethoven"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Beethoven"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Bētōven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "ベートーヴェン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Bētōben",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "ベートーベン"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "beṭhōvan",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "ಬೆಟ್ಹೋವನ್"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Betoben",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "베토벤"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Bēthovens"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Bethovenas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Betoven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Бетовен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "bīthōvaṉ",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "ബീഥോവൻ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bīthovhen",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "बीथोव्हेन"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bethovhen",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "बेथोव्हेन"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Betxoven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Бетховен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "bētufēn",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠪᠧᠲᠤᠹᠧᠨ"
    },
    {
      "code": "new",
      "lang": "Newar",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "बेट्होफ़न्"
    },
    {
      "code": "new",
      "lang": "Newar",
      "roman": "beiṭahaaubhana",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "बेइटहअउभन"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bethôvon",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "بتهوون"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bêthôfen",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "بیتهوفِن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Beethoven"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "bīthovan",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "ਬੀਥੋਵਨ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Betxóven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бетхо́вен"
    },
    {
      "code": "sgs",
      "lang": "Samogitian",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Bethuovens"
    },
    {
      "code": "sgs",
      "lang": "Samogitian",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Bethovėns"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Бȅтовен"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "Bȅtoven"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "Beethoven"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "bītōwan",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "බීතෝවන්"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Beethoven"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "pēttōvaṉ",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "பேத்தோவன்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "bīthōven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "బీథోవెన్"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bee-too-feen",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "เบโทเฟน"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Betxóven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бетхо́вен"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Betóven",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "Бето́вен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "bethvon",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "بیتھوون"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "bitxowin",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "بىتخوۋىن"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Betxoven"
    },
    {
      "code": "vep",
      "lang": "Veps",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Bethoven"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "Bét-thô-ven"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "bethovn",
      "sense": "German surname",
      "word": "בעטהאָוון"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Beethoven"
}

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