breeuwen
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch brauwen.
Verb
breeuwen
- (transitive) to caulk, to fix a ship's seams with oakum
Conjugation
| Conjugation of breeuwen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | breeuwen | |||
| past singular | breeuwde | |||
| past participle | gebreeuwd | |||
| infinitive | breeuwen | |||
| gerund | breeuwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | breeuw | breeuwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | breeuwt, breeuw2 | breeuwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | breeuwt | breeuwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | breeuwt | breeuwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | breeuwt | breeuwde | ||
| plural | breeuwen | breeuwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | breeuwe | breeuwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | breeuwen | breeuwden | ||
| imperative sing. | breeuw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | breeuwt | |||
| participles | breeuwend | gebreeuwd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: breu
See also
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
breeuwen
- (historical, falconry) to sew the eyelids of a young falcon shut, in order to prevent it from seeing
Conjugation
| Conjugation of breeuwen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | breeuwen | |||
| past singular | breeuwde | |||
| past participle | gebreeuwd | |||
| infinitive | breeuwen | |||
| gerund | breeuwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | breeuw | breeuwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | breeuwt, breeuw2 | breeuwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | breeuwt | breeuwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | breeuwt | breeuwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | breeuwt | breeuwde | ||
| plural | breeuwen | breeuwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | breeuwe | breeuwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | breeuwen | breeuwden | ||
| imperative sing. | breeuw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | breeuwt | |||
| participles | breeuwend | gebreeuwd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||