kwijnen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word kwijnen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word kwijnen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say kwijnen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word kwijnen you have here. The definition of the word kwijnen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofkwijnen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch quinen, from Old Dutch quīnan, from Proto-Germanic *kwīnaną (Proto-West Germanic *kwīnan).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯nən

Verb

kwijnen

  1. to wither

Conjugation

Conjugation of kwijnen (weak)
infinitive kwijnen
past singular kwijnde
past participle gekwijnd
infinitive kwijnen
gerund kwijnen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kwijn kwijnde
2nd person sing. (jij) kwijnt, kwijn2 kwijnde
2nd person sing. (u) kwijnt kwijnde
2nd person sing. (gij) kwijnt kwijnde
3rd person singular kwijnt kwijnde
plural kwijnen kwijnden
subjunctive sing.1 kwijne kwijnde
subjunctive plur.1 kwijnen kwijnden
imperative sing. kwijn
imperative plur.1 kwijnt
participles kwijnend gekwijnd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kwyn
  • Saramaccan: kwien