betüdeln
German, verb[bəˈtyːdl̩n]
betüdeln is spelled B-E-T-Ü-D-E-L-N (8 letters). Betüdeln is a German verb meaning “to condescend, to patronise, to treat as less than adult” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemanden oder etwas umsorgen, verwöhnen, sich hingebungsvoll um jemanden kümmern”.
What does betüdeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to condescend, to patronise, to treat as less than adult
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemanden oder etwas umsorgen, verwöhnen, sich hingebungsvoll um jemanden kümmern
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 betüdeln
- betüdelt present singular third-person
- betüdelte past
- haben auxiliary
- betüdelnd participle present
- betüdle first-person indicative present
- betüdele first-person indicative present
- betüdel first-person indicative present
- betüdelst indicative present second-person
- betüdelest second-person singular subjunctive
- betüdlest second-person singular subjunctive
- betüdelet plural second-person subjunctive
- betüdlet plural second-person subjunctive
- betüdelten first-person indicative plural
- betüdeltest indicative preterite second-person
- betüdeltet indicative plural preterite
- betüddeln variant
- betüdel! imperative singular
- betüdelt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce betüdeln?
- [bəˈtyːdl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.