deinzen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch deinsen. The -n- is often cited as being secondary, as deisen is also common with the same meaning in Middle Dutch, but this is uncertain. Further etymology is unclear.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛi̯n.zən/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯nzən

Verb

deinzen

  1. (intransitive) to recoil, flinch, pull back, move backwards

Conjugation

Conjugation of deinzen (weak)
infinitive deinzen
past singular deinsde
past participle gedeinsd
infinitive deinzen
gerund deinzen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular deins deinsde
2nd person sing. (jij) deinst, deins2 deinsde
2nd person sing. (u) deinst deinsde
2nd person sing. (gij) deinst deinsde
3rd person singular deinst deinsde
plural deinzen deinsden
subjunctive sing.1 deinze deinsde
subjunctive plur.1 deinzen deinsden
imperative sing. deins
imperative plur.1 deinst
participles deinzend gedeinsd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “deinzen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute