pleiten
See also: Pleiten
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplɛi̯tə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: pleiten
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯tən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch pleiten, from Old French plaider, with t under influence of the noun pleit (modern pleit).
Verb
pleiten
- (intransitive) to plead, to argue; to act as attorney in court
- (transitive) to plead a legal case in court
Conjugation
| Conjugation of pleiten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | pleiten | |||
| past singular | pleitte | |||
| past participle | gepleit | |||
| infinitive | pleiten | |||
| gerund | pleiten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | pleit | pleitte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | pleit | pleitte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | pleit | pleitte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | pleit | pleitte | ||
| 3rd person singular | pleit | pleitte | ||
| plural | pleiten | pleitten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | pleite | pleitte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | pleiten | pleitten | ||
| imperative sing. | pleit | |||
| imperative plur.1 | pleit | |||
| participles | pleitend | gepleit | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bepleiten
- pleiter
- pleitgeding
- pleitnota
- pleitzaak
- vrijpleiten
- wie pleit om een koe, geeft er een toe
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
pleiten
- plural of pleit