rijgen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rien, rigen, from Old Dutch *rīan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīhan, from Proto-Germanic *rīhaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛi̯.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: rij‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən

Verb

rijgen

  1. (transitive) to pierce, to impale, to spit
  2. (transitive) to baste (to sew a thread through something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rijgen (strong class 1)
infinitive rijgen
past singular reeg
past participle geregen
infinitive rijgen
gerund rijgen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular rijg reeg
2nd person sing. (jij) rijgt, rijg2 reeg
2nd person sing. (u) rijgt reeg
2nd person sing. (gij) rijgt reegt
3rd person singular rijgt reeg
plural rijgen regen
subjunctive sing.1 rijge rege
subjunctive plur.1 rijgen regen
imperative sing. rijg
imperative plur.1 rijgt
participles rijgend geregen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: ryg
  • → Papiamentu: reig
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