bekoelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch becoelen. Equivalent to be- +‎ koelen (“to cool”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbəˈku.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧koe‧len
  • Rhymes: -ulən

Verb

bekoelen

  1. (ergative) to cool down
  2. (ergative, figuratively, of emotions) to cool down, to wane, to become less intense
  3. (ergative, figuratively, of social interactions) to become less amicable

Conjugation

Conjugation of bekoelen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bekoelen
past singular bekoelde
past participle bekoeld
infinitive bekoelen
gerund bekoelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bekoel bekoelde
2nd person sing. (jij) bekoelt, bekoel2 bekoelde
2nd person sing. (u) bekoelt bekoelde
2nd person sing. (gij) bekoelt bekoelde
3rd person singular bekoelt bekoelde
plural bekoelen bekoelden
subjunctive sing.1 bekoele bekoelde
subjunctive plur.1 bekoelen bekoelden
imperative sing. bekoel
imperative plur.1 bekoelt
participles bekoelend bekoeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
  • bekoeling
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