afwitten

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of af +‎ witten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌʋɪ.tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: af‧wit‧ten

Verb

afwitten

  1. (transitive) to paint or chalk white
  2. (transitive) to complete painting white
    • 1965, Hans Andreus, “De witters”, in Maatstaf, volume 13, page 734:
      EERSTE WITTER: We kunnen de boel maar beter gauw afwitten, mevrouw.
      FIRST PAINTER: It's better if we quickly paint the whole thing white.
    • 1975, Jan de Hartog, “De Oorlog van het Lam”, in Het koninkrijk van de vrede, volume 4, page 289:
      Ze liep, opzettelijk waggelend, naar de emmer en greep de kwast. 'Maar laten we eerst de zoldering even afwitten.'
      She walked, purposefully tottering, to the bucket and grabbed the brush. 'But let us first paint the ceiling white.'
  3. (transitive) to remove chalk or white paint from

Inflection

Conjugation of afwitten (weak, separable)
infinitive afwitten
past singular witte af
past participle afgewit
infinitive afwitten
gerund afwitten n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular wit af witte af afwit afwitte
2nd person sing. (jij) wit af witte af afwit afwitte
2nd person sing. (u) wit af witte af afwit afwitte
2nd person sing. (gij) wit af witte af afwit afwitte
3rd person singular wit af witte af afwit afwitte
plural witten af witten af afwitten afwitten
subjunctive sing.1 witte af witte af afwitte afwitte
subjunctive plur.1 witten af witten af afwitten afwitten
imperative sing. wit af
imperative plur.1 wit af
participles afwittend afgewit
1) Archaic.
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