dagen
See also: Dagen
English
Noun
dagen (plural dagens)
- Alternative spelling of degen.
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
dagen
- definite singular of dag
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaːɣə(n)/
- Hyphenation: da‧gen
- Rhymes: -aːɣən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dāgen, from Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-West Germanic *dagēn, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną.
Verb
dagen
- (intransitive) to dawn
- (transitive) to light, illuminate, color by lighting
- Synonym: belichten
- (intransitive) to rise
- (intransitive) to start, begin
- (intransitive) to begin to become understood
- (transitive, law) to subpoena, summon to appear in court
- Synonyms: dagvaarden, citeren
- (transitive) to call, summon to battle, notably against uproar
Conjugation
Conjugation of dagen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | dagen | |||
past singular | daagde | |||
past participle | gedaagd | |||
infinitive | dagen | |||
gerund | dagen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | daag | daagde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | daagt, daag2 | daagde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | daagt | daagde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | daagt | daagde | ||
3rd person singular | daagt | daagde | ||
plural | dagen | daagden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | dage | daagde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | dagen | daagden | ||
imperative sing. | daag | |||
imperative plur.1 | daagt | |||
participles | dagend | gedaagd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
dagen
- plural of dag
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-West Germanic *dagēn.
Verb
dāgen
- to dawn, to become day
- to rest (a horse)
- to let someone wait, to delay
- to summon to appear on a certain day
- to summon to a court
Inflection
infinitive | base form | dāgen | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
genitive | dāgens | ||||||
dative | dāgene | ||||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
present | past | present | past | ||||
1st person singular | dāge | — | dāge | — | |||
2nd person singular | dāechs, dāges | — | dāechs, dāges | — | |||
3rd person singular | dāecht, dāget | — | dāge | — | |||
1st person plural | dāgen | — | dāgen | — | |||
2nd person plural | dāecht, dāget | — | dāecht, dāget | — | |||
3rd person plural | dāgen | — | dāgen | — | |||
imperative | |||||||
singular | dāech, dāge | ||||||
plural | dāecht, dāget | ||||||
present | past | ||||||
participle | dāgende | — |
Descendants
Further reading
- “daghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dagen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Verb
dagen
- (Early Middle English) alternative form of dawen
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
dagen m
- definite singular of dag
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
dagen m
- definite singular of dag
Swedish
Alternative forms
- dan (informal)
Noun
dagen
- definite singular of dag
Anagrams
West Frisian
Noun
dagen
- plural of dei