dunnen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dunnen. Equivalent to dun +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʏnə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: dun‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ʏnən

Verb

dunnen

  1. (ergative) to thin, to become/make slender
  2. (ergative) to become/make sparse

Conjugation

Conjugation of dunnen (weak)
infinitive dunnen
past singular dunde
past participle gedund
infinitive dunnen
gerund dunnen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dun dunde
2nd person sing. (jij) dunt, dun2 dunde
2nd person sing. (u) dunt dunde
2nd person sing. (gij) dunt dunde
3rd person singular dunt dunde
plural dunnen dunden
subjunctive sing.1 dunne dunde
subjunctive plur.1 dunnen dunden
imperative sing. dun
imperative plur.1 dunt
participles dunnend gedund
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Verb

dunnen (third-person singular present dunnt, past participle gedunnt, auxiliary verb hunn)

engem eng dunnen:

  1. (transitive, slang) to slap somebody, to clip somebody round the ear

Synonyms