roosten

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rôosten, from Old Dutch *rōsten, from Proto-West Germanic *raustijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈroːstə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: roos‧ten
  • Rhymes: -oːstən

Verb

roosten

  1. (transitive, uncommon) to roast (sulfidic ores)

Conjugation

Conjugation of roosten (weak)
infinitive roosten
past singular roostte
past participle geroost
infinitive roosten
gerund roosten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular roost roostte
2nd person sing. (jij) roost roostte
2nd person sing. (u) roost roostte
2nd person sing. (gij) roost roostte
3rd person singular roost roostte
plural roosten roostten
subjunctive sing.1 rooste roostte
subjunctive plur.1 roosten roostten
imperative sing. roost
imperative plur.1 roost
participles roostend geroost
1) Archaic.

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: rooste (dated)

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *rōsten, from Proto-Germanic *raustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *rews- (“to crackle; roast”).

Verb

rôosten

  1. to roast

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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