snoezelen
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch snoezelen.
Noun
snoezelen (uncountable)
- controlled multisensory stimulation, a type of therapy
Translations
controlled multisensory stimulation therapy
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Dutch
Etymology
Blend of snuffelen (“to sniff”) + doezelen (“to doze”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsnu.zə.lə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uzələn
Verb
snoezelen
- to practice snoezelen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of snoezelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | snoezelen | |||
| past singular | snoezelde | |||
| past participle | gesnoezeld | |||
| infinitive | snoezelen | |||
| gerund | snoezelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | snoezel | snoezelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | snoezelt, snoezel2 | snoezelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | snoezelt | snoezelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | snoezelt | snoezelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | snoezelt | snoezelde | ||
| plural | snoezelen | snoezelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | snoezele | snoezelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | snoezelen | snoezelden | ||
| imperative sing. | snoezel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | snoezelt | |||
| participles | snoezelend | gesnoezeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||