afsterven

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word afsterven. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word afsterven, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say afsterven in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word afsterven you have here. The definition of the word afsterven will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofafsterven, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afsterven. Equivalent to af +‎ sterven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌstɛrvə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: af‧ster‧ven

Verb

afsterven

  1. (intransitive) to die off
  2. (intransitive) to die out, to die away
  3. (intransitive) to decompose

Conjugation

Conjugation of afsterven (strong class 3+7, separable)
infinitive afsterven
past singular stierf af
past participle afgestorven
infinitive afsterven
gerund afsterven n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular sterf af stierf af afsterf afstierf
2nd person sing. (jij) sterft af, sterf af2 stierf af afsterft afstierf
2nd person sing. (u) sterft af stierf af afsterft afstierf
2nd person sing. (gij) sterft af stierft af afsterft afstierft
3rd person singular sterft af stierf af afsterft afstierf
plural sterven af stierven af afsterven afstierven
subjunctive sing.1 sterve af stierve af afsterve afstierve
subjunctive plur.1 sterven af stierven af afsterven afstierven
imperative sing. sterf af
imperative plur.1 sterft af
participles afstervend afgestorven
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia