miezeren
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variant of miezelen, from Middle Dutch misel (“drizzle, mist”) or Middle Low German miseln, from Proto-Germanic *mihstaz (“fog, mist”) or Proto-Germanic *mīganą (“to urinate”). See English mizzle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.zə.rə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: mie‧ze‧ren
Verb
miezeren
- to drizzle, rain lightly
- Synonym: motregenen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of miezeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | miezeren | |||
| past singular | miezerde | |||
| past participle | gemiezerd | |||
| infinitive | miezeren | |||
| gerund | miezeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | miezer | miezerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | miezert, miezer2 | miezerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | miezert | miezerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | miezert | miezerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | miezert | miezerde | ||
| plural | miezeren | miezerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | miezere | miezerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | miezeren | miezerden | ||
| imperative sing. | miezer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | miezert | |||
| participles | miezerend | gemiezerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
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References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Miezeren”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
- EtymologieBank.nl