knauwen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cnauwen. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknɑu̯.ə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: knau‧wen
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən

Verb

knauwen

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to gnaw

Conjugation

Conjugation of knauwen (weak)
infinitive knauwen
past singular knauwde
past participle geknauwd
infinitive knauwen
gerund knauwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular knauw knauwde
2nd person sing. (jij) knauwt, knauw2 knauwde
2nd person sing. (u) knauwt knauwde
2nd person sing. (gij) knauwt knauwde
3rd person singular knauwt knauwde
plural knauwen knauwden
subjunctive sing.1 knauwe knauwde
subjunctive plur.1 knauwen knauwden
imperative sing. knauw
imperative plur.1 knauwt
participles knauwend geknauwd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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