beeld

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch beeld.

Noun

beeld (plural beelde)

  1. image, picture

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bēelde, from Old Dutch bilithi, from Proto-Germanic *biliþją (picture, image).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beːlt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: beeld
  • Rhymes: -eːlt

Noun

beeld n (plural beelden, diminutive beeldje n)

  1. image
    Het beeld van deze televisie is heel slecht.
    This television's image is very bad.
  2. statue, sculpture
  3. impression, idea
    Het beeld dat je van hem hebt, klopt niet.
    The impression you have of him is incorrect.

Synonyms

(idea):

(sculpture):

(impression):

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Middle English

Noun

beeld

  1. Alternative form of belde

Scots

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch beeld, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *biliþją. Akin to Old English biliþe from the same root.

Noun

beeld (plural beelds)

  1. image, picture
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