bedrog
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch bedrog, from Middle Dutch bedroch. Equivalent to a deverbal from bedrieg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈdrɔx/
Noun
bedrog (uncountable)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bedroch. Equivalent to a deverbal from bedriegen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈdrɔx/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: be‧drog
- Rhymes: -ɔx
Noun
bedrog n (uncountable)
- deception, fraud
- Hij pleegde bedrog door te liegen over zijn identiteit.
- He committed deception by lying about his identity.
- De oplichter werd gearresteerd voor het plegen van financieel bedrog.
- The fraudster was arrested for committing financial fraud.
- Het was duidelijk dat het om een geval van grootschalig bedrog ging.
- It was evident that it was a case of large-scale deception.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bedrog
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈdroːɡ/, [beˈdroːɣ]
Verb
bedrōg
- first/third-person singular preterite indicative of bedragan
Welsh
Etymology
Modified from beddrod, bedrod (“grave, graveyard”).
Noun
bedrog m (plural bedrogau)
- charnel house
- Synonym: esgyrndy
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| bedrog | fedrog | medrog | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bedrog”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bedrog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies