bediende

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch bediende, from German Bedienter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈdin.də/ === Noun === bediende (plural bediendes) servant, low-ranking employee == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈdin.də/ Hyphenation: be‧dien‧de Rhymes: -ində === Etymology 1 === Inflected form of bediend, calque of German Bedienter. ==== Noun ==== bediende m or f (plural bedienden or bediendes, diminutive bediendetje n) servant, low-ranking employee (any gender) Synonyms: bode, dienaar, dienstbode, knecht (obsolete) employee Synonym: werknemer (only Belgium) service industry worker (as opposed to manual labourers) Antonym: arbeider ===== Usage notes ===== The plural bediendes is only used to indicate multiple female servants. Use the word bedienden for a group of male servants or for a group of mixed gender. ===== Derived terms ===== kantoorbediende loketbediende tafelbediende ===== Related terms ===== bedienen ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: bediende Negerhollands: bedienten → Caribbean Javanese: bedinde, bedhindhe → Indonesian: bedinde ==== Noun ==== bediende f (plural bediendes, diminutive bediendetje n) (Suriname) maid === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bediende inflection of bedienen: singular past indicative (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive === Anagrams === biedende