afdringen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afdringen. Equivalent to af +‎ dringen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌdrɪ.ŋə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: af‧drin‧gen

Verb

afdringen

  1. (archaic) to extort, to exact, to commit extortion.
    Synonyms: afpersen, afzetten
  2. (archaic) to press away, to force away.
  3. (archaic) to force down, to press off.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vanaf,‎ dringen.
  5. Rare form of afdwingen.

Inflection

Conjugation of afdringen (strong class 3a, separable)
infinitive afdringen
past singular drong af
past participle afgedrongen
infinitive afdringen
gerund afdringen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular dring af drong af afdring afdrong
2nd person sing. (jij) dringt af drong af afdringt afdrong
2nd person sing. (u) dringt af drong af afdringt afdrong
2nd person sing. (gij) dringt af drongt af afdringt afdrongt
3rd person singular dringt af drong af afdringt afdrong
plural dringen af drongen af afdringen afdrongen
subjunctive sing.1 dringe af dronge af afdringe afdronge
subjunctive plur.1 dringen af drongen af afdringen afdrongen
imperative sing. dring af
imperative plur.1 dringt af
participles afdringend afgedrongen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms