dwijnen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dwinen, from Old Dutch *dwīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʋɛi̯.nə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: dwij‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯nən

Verb

dwijnen

  1. (archaic) to dwindle, to decline in number or size
  2. (archaic) to decrease
  3. (archaic) to disappear

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwijnen (strong class 1)
infinitive dwijnen
past singular dween
past participle gedwenen
infinitive dwijnen
gerund dwijnen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dwijn dween
2nd person sing. (jij) dwijnt, dwijn2 dween
2nd person sing. (u) dwijnt dween
2nd person sing. (gij) dwijnt dweent
3rd person singular dwijnt dween
plural dwijnen dwenen
subjunctive sing.1 dwijne dwene
subjunctive plur.1 dwijnen dwenen
imperative sing. dwijn
imperative plur.1 dwijnt
participles dwijnend gedwenen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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