blauwbekken
Dutch
Etymology
From blauw (“blue”) + bek (“mouth, snout, beak”) + -en.
Pronunciation
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Verb
blauwbekken
- (intransitive, informal, said of humans or other animals) to freeze, become stiff with cold
- Synonyms: verkleumen, vernikkelen, koukleumen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of blauwbekken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | blauwbekken | |||
| past singular | blauwbekte | |||
| past participle | geblauwbekt | |||
| infinitive | blauwbekken | |||
| gerund | blauwbekken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | blauwbek | blauwbekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | blauwbekt, blauwbek2 | blauwbekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | blauwbekt | blauwbekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | blauwbekt | blauwbekte | ||
| 3rd person singular | blauwbekt | blauwbekte | ||
| plural | blauwbekken | blauwbekten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | blauwbekke | blauwbekte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | blauwbekken | blauwbekten | ||
| imperative sing. | blauwbek | |||
| imperative plur.1 | blauwbekt | |||
| participles | blauwbekkend | geblauwbekt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||