dagen

See also: Dagen

English

Noun

dagen (plural dagens)

  1. Alternative spelling of degen.

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

dagen

  1. 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

  1. (intransitive) to dawn
    Synonyms: gloren, krieken
  2. (transitive) to light, illuminate, color by lighting
    Synonym: belichten
  3. (intransitive) to rise
    Synonyms: opgaan, opkomen
  4. (intransitive) to start, begin
    Synonyms: aanbreken, aanvangen, beginnen
  5. (intransitive) to begin to become understood
  6. (transitive, law) to subpoena, summon to appear in court
    Synonyms: dagvaarden, citeren
  7. (transitive) to call, summon to battle, notably against uproar
Conjugation
Conjugation of dagen (weak)
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

  1. plural of dag

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-West Germanic *dagēn.

Verb

dāgen

  1. to dawn, to become day
  2. to rest (a horse)
  3. to let someone wait, to delay
  4. to summon to appear on a certain day
  5. to summon to a court

Inflection

Conjugation of dāgen (weak)
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

  • Dutch: dagen
  • Limburgish: dage

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

dagen

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of dawen

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dagen m

  1. definite singular of dag

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dagen m

  1. definite singular of dag

Swedish

Alternative forms

Noun

dagen

  1. definite singular of dag

Anagrams

West Frisian

Noun

dagen

  1. plural of dei