wisselen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wisselen, from Old Dutch *wissalon, from Proto-Germanic *wihslōną. Equivalent to wissel +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪsələ(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: wis‧se‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɪsələn

Verb

wisselen

  1. (transitive) to swap, to exchange
  2. (intransitive) to vary, to change (over time, by circumstances etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of wisselen (weak)
infinitive wisselen
past singular wisselde
past participle gewisseld
infinitive wisselen
gerund wisselen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wissel wisselde
2nd person sing. (jij) wisselt, wissel2 wisselde
2nd person sing. (u) wisselt wisselde
2nd person sing. (gij) wisselt wisselde
3rd person singular wisselt wisselde
plural wisselen wisselden
subjunctive sing.1 wissele wisselde
subjunctive plur.1 wisselen wisselden
imperative sing. wissel
imperative plur.1 wisselt
participles wisselend gewisseld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: wissel

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wissalon, from Proto-Germanic *wihslōną. Equivalent to wissel +‎ -en.

Verb

wisselen

  1. to swap, to exchange
  2. to confuse
  3. to change

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: wisselen
  • Limburgish: wessele, wissele, wisjele
  • Middle English: wissilen

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