wachten
See also: Wachten
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑxtə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: wach‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɑxtən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch wachten, from Old Dutch *wahton, from Proto-West Germanic *wahtwēn. Equivalent to wacht (“watch, vigil”) + -en.
Verb
wachten
Conjugation
| Conjugation of wachten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wachten | |||
| past singular | wachtte | |||
| past participle | gewacht | |||
| infinitive | wachten | |||
| gerund | wachten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | wacht | wachtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wacht | wachtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wacht | wachtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wacht | wachtte | ||
| 3rd person singular | wacht | wachtte | ||
| plural | wachten | wachtten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wachte | wachtte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wachten | wachtten | ||
| imperative sing. | wacht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wacht | |||
| participles | wachtend | gewacht | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- afwachten
- gewacht
- verwachten
- wachter
- wachtgeld
- wachtkamer
- wachtlijst
- wachtlokaal
- wachtrij
- wachtruimte
Descendants
- Afrikaans: wag
- Berbice Creole Dutch: wakti
- Javindo: wach, wah
- Negerhollands: wacht, wach, wak, wag
- Skepi Creole Dutch: wak
- → Papiamentu: warda
- → Sranan Tongo: wakti
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
wachten
- plural of wacht
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
wachten
- inflection of wachen:
- first/third-person plural preterite
- first/third-person plural subjunctive II
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *wahton. Equivalent to wachte + -en.
Verb
wachten
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “wachten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wachten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN