gieten

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gieten, from Old Dutch gietan, from Proto-West Germanic *geutan, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (to pour).

Pronunciation

Verb

gieten

  1. (transitive) to pour
  2. (transitive) to mould or cast
  3. (impersonal, of rain) to pour down, to precipitate heavily
    Synonym: plenzen

Inflection

Inflection of gieten (strong class 2a)
infinitive gieten
past singular goot
past participle gegoten
infinitive gieten
gerund gieten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular giet goot
2nd person sing. (jij) giet goot
2nd person sing. (u) giet goot
2nd person sing. (gij) giet goot
3rd person singular giet goot
plural gieten goten
subjunctive sing.1 giete gote
subjunctive plur.1 gieten goten
imperative sing. giet
imperative plur.1 giet
participles gietend gegoten
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: giet

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch gietan, from Proto-West Germanic *geutan, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną.

Verb

gieten

  1. (transitive) to pour
  2. (intransitive) to flow, to stream

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive gieten
3rd sg. past gôot
3rd pl. past gōten
Past participle gegōten
Infinitive gieten
In genitive gietens
In dative gietene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular giete gôot
2nd singular giets, gietes gōots, gōtes
3rd singular giet, gietet gôot
1st plural gieten gōten
2nd plural giet, gietet gōot, gōtet
3rd plural gieten gōten
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular giete gōte
2nd singular giets, gietes gōtes
3rd singular giete gōte
1st plural gieten gōten
2nd plural giet, gietet gōtet
3rd plural gieten gōten
Imperative Present
Singular giet, giete
Plural giet, gietet
Present Past
Participle gietende gegōten

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