dweilen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʋɛi̯lə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: dwei‧len
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯lən
Etymology 1
Verb
dweilen
- (transitive) to clean the floor using a floorcloth, e.g. with water and soap, or to dry with a floorcloth
Conjugation
| Conjugation of dweilen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dweilen | |||
| past singular | dweilde | |||
| past participle | gedweild | |||
| infinitive | dweilen | |||
| gerund | dweilen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dweil | dweilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dweilt, dweil2 | dweilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dweilt | dweilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dweilt | dweilde | ||
| 3rd person singular | dweilt | dweilde | ||
| plural | dweilen | dweilden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dweile | dweilde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dweilen | dweilden | ||
| imperative sing. | dweil | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dweilt | |||
| participles | dweilend | gedweild | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- afdweilen
- dweilen met de kraan open
- dweilorkest
- nadweilen
- opdweilen
- ronddweilen
- uitdweilen
- wegdweilen
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: dweila, dweilu
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
dweilen
- plural of dweil