bedrog

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bedrog, from Middle Dutch bedroch. Equivalent to a deverbal from bedrieg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdrɔx/

Noun

bedrog (uncountable)

  1. deception, fraud, deceit

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)

  1. 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

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bedrog

Anagrams

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈdroːɡ/, [beˈdroːɣ]

Verb

bedrōg

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of bedragan

Welsh

Etymology

Modified from beddrod, bedrod (grave, graveyard).

Noun

bedrog m (plural bedrogau)

  1. charnel house
    Synonym: esgyrndy

Mutation

Mutated forms of bedrog
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