beschuldigen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch beschuldigen, from Old Dutch *biskuldigon, from Proto-West Germanic *biskuldigōn, equivalent to schuld +‎ be- -igen. Replaced older Middle Dutch beschulden by influence of Middle Dutch schuldich (modern Dutch schuldig). Compare Old English besċyldigian (whence Middle English be-schyld), West Frisian beskuldigje, German Low German beschülligen, German beschuldigen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈsxʏldəɣə(n)/ Hyphenation: be‧schul‧di‧gen Rhymes: -ʏldəɣən === Verb === beschuldigen (transitive) to accuse, blame ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== beschuldiger beschuldiging ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: beskuldig, beskyldig == German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German beschuldigen. Analyzable as be- +‎ schuldig +‎ -en === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈʃʊldiɡən/ === Verb === beschuldigen (weak, third-person singular present beschuldigt, past tense beschuldigte, past participle beschuldigt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to accuse, to blame [with accusative ‘someone’ and genitive ‘of/for something’] Synonyms: bezichtigen, vorwerfen Seine Frau hat ihn des Ehebruchs beschuldigt. ― His wife accused him of adultery. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Beschuldigen Beschuldigung beschuldigend beschuldigt ==== Related terms ==== entschuldigen beleidigen belästigen beschimpfen === Further reading === “beschuldigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “beschuldigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “beschuldigen” in Duden online “beschuldigen” in OpenThesaurus.de