overbruggen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch overbruggen. Equivalent to over- +‎ bruggen. Compare German überbrücken, Swedish överbrygga, Old English oferbrycgian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌoː.vərˈbrʏ.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: over‧brug‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ʏɣən

Verb

overbruggen

  1. (transitive) to bridge, to span
  2. (transitive) to connect, to attach
  3. (transitive) to overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of overbruggen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive overbruggen
past singular overbrugde
past participle overbrugd
infinitive overbruggen
gerund overbruggen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular overbrug overbrugde
2nd person sing. (jij) overbrugt, overbrug2 overbrugde
2nd person sing. (u) overbrugt overbrugde
2nd person sing. (gij) overbrugt overbrugde
3rd person singular overbrugt overbrugde
plural overbruggen overbrugden
subjunctive sing.1 overbrugge overbrugde
subjunctive plur.1 overbruggen overbrugden
imperative sing. overbrug
imperative plur.1 overbrugt
participles overbruggend overbrugd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Afrikaans: oorbrug (inherited)
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