witten

See also: Witten

Dutch

Etymology

From wit (“white”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.tə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wit‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɪtən
  • Homophone: Witten

Verb

witten

  1. to whiten, bleach
  2. to guise something illegal as legal, e.g. to launder (money)
    witten van geld: money laundering

Conjugation

Conjugation of witten (weak)
infinitive witten
past singular witte
past participle gewit
infinitive witten
gerund witten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wit witte
2nd person sing. (jij) wit witte
2nd person sing. (u) wit witte
2nd person sing. (gij) wit witte
3rd person singular wit witte
plural witten witten
subjunctive sing.1 witte witte
subjunctive plur.1 witten witten
imperative sing. wit
imperative plur.1 wit
participles wittend gewit
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: wit
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