jutten
Dutch
Etymology
Likely a back-formation from strandjutten, from the noun strandjut, itself probably a derogatory term derived from Jut (“Jute, inhabitant of Jutland”). Alternatively, it has been viewed as a by-form of jatten (“to steal”), which is of Yiddish origin.
Pronunciation
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Verb
jutten
- (intransitive) to beachcomb
- Synonym: strandjutten
Conjugation
| Conjugation of jutten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | jutten | |||
| past singular | jutte | |||
| past participle | gejut | |||
| infinitive | jutten | |||
| gerund | jutten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | jut | jutte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | jut | jutte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | jut | jutte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | jut | jutte | ||
| 3rd person singular | jut | jutte | ||
| plural | jutten | jutten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | jutte | jutte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | jutten | jutten | ||
| imperative sing. | jut | |||
| imperative plur.1 | jut | |||
| participles | juttend | gejut | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Related terms
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “strandjutter”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute