sneuvelen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch snevelen. By surface analysis, sneven + -elen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsnøː.və.lə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: sneu‧ve‧len
- Rhymes: -øːvələn
Verb
sneuvelen
- (intransitive) to die in battle
- Synonym: vallen
- (intransitive, figuratively) to perish, be eliminated
- Synonym: uitgeschakeld worden
- (ergative) to break
Conjugation
| Conjugation of sneuvelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sneuvelen | |||
| past singular | sneuvelde | |||
| past participle | gesneuveld | |||
| infinitive | sneuvelen | |||
| gerund | sneuvelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | sneuvel | sneuvelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | sneuvelt, sneuvel2 | sneuvelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | sneuvelt | sneuvelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | sneuvelt | sneuvelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | sneuvelt | sneuvelde | ||
| plural | sneuvelen | sneuvelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | sneuvele | sneuvelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | sneuvelen | sneuvelden | ||
| imperative sing. | sneuvel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | sneuvelt | |||
| participles | sneuvelend | gesneuveld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- sneuvelbereidheid
Descendants
- Afrikaans: sneuwel
- → West Frisian: sneuvelje