hechten

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hechten, from Old Dutch heften, from Proto-West Germanic *haftijan, from Proto-Germanic *haftijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛx.tə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hech‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɛxtən

Verb

hechten

  1. (transitive) to attach, to bind
  2. (transitive) to suture, to stitch

Inflection

Inflection of hechten (weak)
infinitive hechten
past singular hechtte
past participle gehecht
infinitive hechten
gerund hechten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular hecht hechtte
2nd person sing. (jij) hecht hechtte
2nd person sing. (u) hecht hechtte
2nd person sing. (gij) hecht hechtte
3rd person singular hecht hechtte
plural hechten hechtten
subjunctive sing.1 hechte hechtte
subjunctive plur.1 hechten hechtten
imperative sing. hecht
imperative plur.1 hecht
participles hechtend gehecht
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Papiamentu: hèftu, heftá

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch heften, from Proto-West Germanic *haftijan.

Verb

hechten

  1. to attach, to bind
  2. to incarcerate

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive hechten
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive hechten
In genitive hechtens
In dative hechtene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular hechte
2nd singular hechts, hechtes
3rd singular hecht, hechtet
1st plural hechten
2nd plural hecht, hechtet
3rd plural hechten
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular hechte
2nd singular hechts, hechtes
3rd singular hechte
1st plural hechten
2nd plural hecht, hechtet
3rd plural hechten
Imperative Present
Singular hecht, hechte
Plural hecht, hechtet
Present Past
Participle hechtende

Alternative forms

Descendants

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