German

Noun

Binden f

1. plural of Binde

Dutch

Verb

binden

1. (transitive) to tie
2. (transitive) to wrap
3. (transitive) to bind (generally, legally/contractually, of food)

Inflection

Derived terms

• dichtbinden
• inbinden
• ontbinden
• opbinden
• vastbinden
• verbinden

German

Etymology

From Middle High German binden, from Old High German bintan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-. Cognate with Low German binnen, Dutch binden, English bind, Danish binde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪndn̩/, /ˈbɪndən/
• Rhymes: -ɪndn̩

Verb

binden ‎(class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present bindet, past tense band, past participle gebunden, past subjunctive bände, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to tie up; to fasten; to bind together

   ein Buch binden — “to bind a book”

2. (transitive) to knot
3. (intransitive) to congeal; to thicken; to set; to bond
4. (reflexive) to become involved; to commit (oneself)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

Verb

binden

1. to bind, to tie
2. to tie up
3. to bind (to an obligation)

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: binden

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German bintan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną. Cognate with Dutch binden and English bind.

Verb

binden

1. to bind

Conjugation

Descendants

• German: binden

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

• (originally) IPA^(key): /bɪndən/, /bɪɲːən/, /bɪŋːən/

Etymology

From Old Saxon bindan ‎(“to bind”), from Proto-Germanic *bindaną.

Verb

binden

1. to bind

Conjugation