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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

beknown en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /bɪˈnoʊn/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English known English beknown From be- + known.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) known

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more beknown Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most beknown Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unbeknown

beknown en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /bɪˈnoʊn/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English known English beknown From be- + known.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) past participle of beknow
    form of beknow