aftreden

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

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch aftreden. Equivalent to af +‎ treden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑftreːdə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: af‧tre‧den

Verb

aftreden

  1. (intransitive) to resign, abdicate
  2. (intransitive, archaic) to step down, to walk downward
  3. (intransitive, archaic) to walk away
  4. (transitive, archaic) to complete traversing (a given distance)

Conjugation

Conjugation of aftreden (strong class 5, separable)
infinitive aftreden
past singular trad af
past participle afgetreden
infinitive aftreden
gerund aftreden n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular treed af trad af aftreed aftrad
2nd person sing. (jij) treedt af, treed af2 trad af aftreedt aftrad
2nd person sing. (u) treedt af trad af aftreedt aftrad
2nd person sing. (gij) treedt af traadt af aftreedt aftraadt
3rd person singular treedt af trad af aftreedt aftrad
plural treden af traden af aftreden aftraden
subjunctive sing.1 trede af trade af aftrede aftrade
subjunctive plur.1 treden af traden af aftreden aftraden
imperative sing. treed af
imperative plur.1 treedt af
participles aftredend afgetreden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: aftree

Anagrams