openen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ōpenen, from Old Dutch opanon, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną. Equivalent to open +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːpənə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ope‧nen

Verb

openen

  1. (transitive) to open
    Antonym: sluiten

Inflection

Inflection of openen (weak)
infinitive openen
past singular opende
past participle geopend
infinitive openen
gerund openen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular open opende
2nd person sing. (jij) opent opende
2nd person sing. (u) opent opende
2nd person sing. (gij) opent opende
3rd person singular opent opende
plural openen openden
subjunctive sing.1 opene opende
subjunctive plur.1 openen openden
imperative sing. open
imperative plur.1 opent
participles openend geopend
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: open
  • Negerhollands: open, hopo

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch opanon, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn. Equivalent to ōpen +‎ -en.

Verb

ōpenen

  1. to open, to make open

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English openian (to open). More at open.

Verb

openen (third-person singular simple present openeth, present participle openende, openynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle opened)

  1. to open

Conjugation

Descendants