slapen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslaː.pə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: sla‧pen
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːpən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch slâpen, from Old Dutch slāpan, from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną.

Verb

slapen

  1. (intransitive) to sleep
    Synonyms: maffen, pitten, tukken, dutten
Conjugation
Conjugation of slapen (strong class 7)
infinitive slapen
past singular sliep
past participle geslapen
infinitive slapen
gerund slapen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular slaap sliep
2nd person sing. (jij) slaapt, slaap2 sliep
2nd person sing. (u) slaapt sliep
2nd person sing. (gij) slaapt sliept
3rd person singular slaapt sliep
plural slapen sliepen
subjunctive sing.1 slape sliepe
subjunctive plur.1 slapen sliepen
imperative sing. slaap
imperative plur.1 slaapt
participles slapend geslapen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: slaap
  • Negerhollands: slaap, slap, slaep
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: slapi, slappe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

slapen

  1. plural of slaap

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German slāpen, from Old Saxon slapan.

Cognate with Dutch slapen, German schlafen, West Frisian sliepe, English sleep. More at sleep.

Verb

slapen (past singular sleep, past participle slapen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (Low Saxon) to sleep

Conjugation

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Conjugation of slapen (class 7 strong verb)
infinitive slapen
present preterite
1st person singular slaap sleep
2nd person singular slöpps(t) sleeps(t)
3rd person singular slöpp(t) sleep
plural slaapt, slaapen slepen
imperative
singular slaap
plural slaapt
present past
participle slapen (e)slapen, geslapen

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

  • Slaap

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch slāpan, from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslaːpən/

Verb

slâpen

  1. to sleep

Inflection

Conjugation of slâpen (strong class 7)
infinitive base form slâpen
genitive slâpens
dative slâpene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular slâpe sliep slâpe sliepe
2nd person singular slâeps, slâpes slieps, sliepes slâeps, slâpes sliepes
3rd person singular slâept, slâpet sliep slâpe sliepe
1st person plural slâpen sliepen slâpen sliepen
2nd person plural slâept, slâpet sliept, sliepet slâept, slâpet sliepet
3rd person plural slâpen sliepen slâpen sliepen
imperative
singular slâep, slâpe
plural slâept, slâpet
present past
participle slâpende geslâpen

Descendants

Further reading

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslɑː.pen/

Verb

slāpen

  1. plural present subjunctive of slāpan

Participle

slāpen

  1. past participle of slāpan