morsen

Dutch

Etymology

Germanic, from mors(ch) 'weak, soft dirt' (which has less obscure homonyms).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔrsə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrsən

Verb

morsen

  1. (transitive) to spill, drop something, especially mindlessly and/or so that it spreads out
  2. (intransitive) to be dirty or be occupied with soil, make a mess
  3. (obsolete, transitive) to conceal, hide something
  4. (obsolete, intransitive) to sketch, make a test draw

Conjugation

Conjugation of morsen (weak)
infinitive morsen
past singular morste
past participle gemorst
infinitive morsen
gerund morsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular mors morste
2nd person sing. (jij) morst, mors2 morste
2nd person sing. (u) morst morste
2nd person sing. (gij) morst morste
3rd person singular morst morste
plural morsen morsten
subjunctive sing.1 morse morste
subjunctive plur.1 morsen morsten
imperative sing. mors
imperative plur.1 morst
participles morsend gemorst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

  • bemorsen, ontmorsen, uitmorsen, vermorsen (verbs)
  • morsbeer m
  • morsbroekje n
  • morsduivel m
  • morserd m
  • morshandel
  • morshoek
  • morsjurk
  • morskeuken
  • morskiel
  • morslap m
  • morslui m pl
  • morsmouw
  • morspenning m
  • morspiet, morspot m
  • morspriem
  • morsteef
  • morsvuil n

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: morsch, mos, mors
  • → Aukan: molusu
  • → Papiamentu: mòrs, mors

Anagrams

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Noun

morsen m

  1. definite singular of morse
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