begatten

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German begaten (“to reach, meet, join”), from Old High German bigatōn. Equivalent to be- +‎ Gatte (“spouse”, originally “companion”) +‎ -en. The modern sense of the verb (17th c.) follows the semantic development of the noun. Not related with English beget. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈɡatən/ Hyphenation: be‧gat‧ten === Verb === begatten (weak, third-person singular present begattet, past tense begattete, past participle begattet, auxiliary haben) (transitive, of a male animal) to mate [with accusative ‘with’] Synonyms: bespringen, decken (reflexive, of animals) to copulate Synonyms: sich paaren, vögeln ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes used of humans, but this is deliberately coarse or flippant. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Begattung === Further reading === “begatten” in Duden online “begatten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache