veinzen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vensen, veinsen, from Latin fingō (“to form, to knead; to feign”). Doublet of fingeren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛi̯n.zən/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛi̯nzən
Verb
veinzen
- (transitive) to feign, pretend
- Synonyms: voorwenden, voorgeven
Conjugation
| Conjugation of veinzen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | veinzen | |||
| past singular | veinsde | |||
| past participle | geveinsd | |||
| infinitive | veinzen | |||
| gerund | veinzen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | veins | veinsde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | veinst, veins2 | veinsde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | veinst | veinsde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | veinst | veinsde | ||
| 3rd person singular | veinst | veinsde | ||
| plural | veinzen | veinsden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | veinze | veinsde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | veinzen | veinsden | ||
| imperative sing. | veins | |||
| imperative plur.1 | veinst | |||
| participles | veinzend | geveinsd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- ongeveinsd
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “veinzen2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute