belgen
See also: Belgen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch belgen, from Old Dutch belgan, from Proto-West Germanic *belgan, from Proto-Germanic *belganą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛl.ɣə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: bel‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɛlɣən
Verb
belgen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of belgen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | belgen | |||
| past singular | belgde | |||
| past participle | gebelgd | |||
| infinitive | belgen | |||
| gerund | belgen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | belg | belgde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | belgt, belg2 | belgde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | belgt | belgde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | belgt | belgde | ||
| 3rd person singular | belgt | belgde | ||
| plural | belgen | belgden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | belge | belgde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | belgen | belgden | ||
| imperative sing. | belg | |||
| imperative plur.1 | belgt | |||
| participles | belgend | gebelgd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
| Conjugation of belgen (strong class 3b) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | belgen | |||
| past singular | bolg | |||
| past participle | gebolgen | |||
| infinitive | belgen | |||
| gerund | belgen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | belg | bolg | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | belgt, belg2 | bolg | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | belgt | bolg | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | belgt | bolgt | ||
| 3rd person singular | belgt | bolg | ||
| plural | belgen | bolgen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | belge | bolge | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | belgen | bolgen | ||
| imperative sing. | belg | |||
| imperative plur.1 | belgt | |||
| participles | belgend | gebolgen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- verbelgen, verbolgen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch belgan, from Proto-Germanic *belganą.
Verb
belgen
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | belgen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | belgens | ||||||
| dative | belgene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | belge | balch | belge | bolge | |||
| 2nd person singular | belchs, belges | bolchs, bolges | belchs, belges | bolges | |||
| 3rd person singular | belcht, belget | balch | belge | bolge | |||
| 1st person plural | belgen | bolgen | belgen | bolgen | |||
| 2nd person plural | belcht, belget | bolcht, bolget | belcht, belget | bolget | |||
| 3rd person plural | belgen | bolgen | belgen | bolgen | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | belch, belge | ||||||
| plural | belcht, belget | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | belgende | gebolgen | |||||
Derived terms
- belgenisse
- belginge
- verbelgen
Descendants
- Dutch: belgen
Further reading
- “belghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “belgen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
belgen m
- definite singular of belg
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
belgen m
- definite singular of belg