stelpen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch stelpen, closely related to stolpen (“to cover”); compare stolp, stulp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛl.pə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlpən
Verb
stelpen
- (transitive) to stanch
- We moeten de bloeding stelpen. ― We must stanch the bleeding.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of stelpen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | stelpen | |||
| past singular | stelpte | |||
| past participle | gestelpt | |||
| infinitive | stelpen | |||
| gerund | stelpen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | stelp | stelpte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | stelpt, stelp2 | stelpte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | stelpt | stelpte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | stelpt | stelpte | ||
| 3rd person singular | stelpt | stelpte | ||
| plural | stelpen | stelpten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | stelpe | stelpte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | stelpen | stelpten | ||
| imperative sing. | stelp | |||
| imperative plur.1 | stelpt | |||
| participles | stelpend | gestelpt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “stelpen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute