gevangen
Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gafangan, past participle of *fą̄han, equivalent to ge- + vangen. Comparable to Middle Low German gevangen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈʋɑŋə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑŋən
Adjective
gevangen (not comparable)
Declension
| Declension of gevangen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | gevangen | |||
| inflected | gevangen | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | gevangen | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | gevangen | ||
| n. sing. | gevangen | |||
| plural | gevangen | |||
| definite | gevangen | |||
| partitive | gevangens | |||
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Negerhollands: gevangen
Noun
gevangen
- plural of gevang
Noun
gevangen c (plural gevangenen)
- archaic form of gevangene
Usage notes
The archaic variant is still very common in compounds.
Participle
gevangen
- past participle of vangen
Declension
| Declension of gevangen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | gevangen | |||
| inflected | gevangen | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | gevangen | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | gevangen | ||
| n. sing. | gevangen | |||
| plural | gevangen | |||
| definite | gevangen | |||
| partitive | gevangens | |||