broeden
See also: bröden
Dutch
Alternative forms
- broeien (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch broeden, from Old Dutch *bruoden, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrudə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: broe‧den
- Rhymes: -udən
Verb
broeden
- (transitive) to breed (especially by birds or oviparous animals)
- (intransitive) to brood (keep an egg warm)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of broeden (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | broeden | |||
| past singular | broedde | |||
| past participle | gebroed | |||
| infinitive | broeden | |||
| gerund | broeden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | broed | broedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | broedt, broed2 | broedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | broedt | broedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | broedt | broedde | ||
| 3rd person singular | broedt | broedde | ||
| plural | broeden | broedden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | broede | broedde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | broeden | broedden | ||
| imperative sing. | broed | |||
| imperative plur.1 | broedt | |||
| participles | broedend | gebroed | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||