deppen

See also: Deppen and Dëppen

Dutch

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare earlier dappen, dabben, and English dab.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.pə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dep‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛpən

Verb

deppen

  1. (transitive) to dab (press lightly repeatedly with a soft object)
    Synonym: betten

Conjugation

Conjugation of deppen (weak)
infinitive deppen
past singular depte
past participle gedept
infinitive deppen
gerund deppen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dep depte
2nd person sing. (jij) dept, dep2 depte
2nd person sing. (u) dept depte
2nd person sing. (gij) dept depte
3rd person singular dept depte
plural deppen depten
subjunctive sing.1 deppe depte
subjunctive plur.1 deppen depten
imperative sing. dep
imperative plur.1 dept
participles deppend gedept
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

References

Middle English

Verb

deppen

  1. alternative form of depen

Swedish

Noun

deppen

  1. definite singular of depp
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