baaien
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaːi̯ə(n)/
- Hyphenation: baai‧en
- Rhymes: -aːi̯ən
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
baaien
- plural of baai
Etymology 2
From baai (“baize”) + -en (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
baaien (invariable, not comparable)
- baize (made of baize)
Declension
| Declension of baaien | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | baaien | |||
| inflected | baaien | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | — | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | baaien | ||
| n. sing. | baaien | |||
| plural | baaien | |||
| definite | baaien | |||
| partitive | — | |||
Etymology 3
Shows the widespread development of intervocalic /d/ > /i̯/ as in goeie etc.
Verb
baaien
- (now dialectal) alternative form of baden (“to bathe”)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of baaien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | baaien | |||
| past singular | baaide | |||
| past participle | gebaaid | |||
| infinitive | baaien | |||
| gerund | baaien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | baai | baaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | baait, baai2 | baaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | baait | baaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | baait | baaide | ||
| 3rd person singular | baait | baaide | ||
| plural | baaien | baaiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | baaie | baaide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | baaien | baaiden | ||
| imperative sing. | baai | |||
| imperative plur.1 | baait | |||
| participles | baaiend | gebaaid | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Descendants
- Afrikaans: baai
- → West Frisian: baaie