Borrowed from German ätzen (“to etch”), from Middle High German , from Old High German azzon (“to cause to bite or feed”), from Proto-Germanic *atjaną, causative of *etaną (“to eat”).
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Conjugation of etsen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | etsen | |||
past singular | etste | |||
past participle | geëtst | |||
infinitive | etsen | |||
gerund | etsen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | ets | etste | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | etst, ets2 | etste | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | etst | etste | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | etst | etste | ||
3rd person singular | etst | etste | ||
plural | etsen | etsten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | etse | etste | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | etsen | etsten | ||
imperative sing. | ets | |||
imperative plur.1 | etst | |||
participles | etsend | geëtst | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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