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benamsen

German, verb[bəˈnaːmzn̩]

benamsen is spelled B-E-N-A-M-S-E-N (8 letters). Benamsen is a German verb meaning “to give a name to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “benennen”.

What does benamsen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    Switzerlandto give a name to

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. benennen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of benamsen

  • benamst present singular third-person
  • benamste past
  • haben auxiliary
  • benamsend participle present
  • benamse first-person indicative present
  • benamsest second-person singular subjunctive
  • benamset plural second-person subjunctive
  • benamsten first-person indicative plural
  • benamstest indicative preterite second-person
  • benamstet indicative plural preterite
  • benams imperative second-person singular
  • habe benamst first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • haben benamst first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • namsen variant Swiss Standard German
  • ernamsen variant
  • benams! imperative singular
  • benamse! imperative singular
  • benamst! imperative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce benamsen?

  • [bəˈnaːmzn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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