schutten
See also: schütten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schutten, from Old Dutch *scutten, from Proto-Germanic *skutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to drive, fall upon, rush”). Cognate with English shut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxʏtə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ʏtən
Verb
schutten
- (transitive) to stop, to hold back
- Synonym: tegenhouden
- (transitive) to protect, to cover
- Synonym: beschutten
- (transitive, nautical) to let pass through a sluice/lock
Conjugation
| Conjugation of schutten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schutten | |||
| past singular | schutte | |||
| past participle | geschut | |||
| infinitive | schutten | |||
| gerund | schutten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | schut | schutte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | schut | schutte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | schut | schutte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | schut | schutte | ||
| 3rd person singular | schut | schutte | ||
| plural | schutten | schutten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | schutte | schutte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | schutten | schutten | ||
| imperative sing. | schut | |||
| imperative plur.1 | schut | |||
| participles | schuttend | geschut | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Schutten”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.