schieten

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Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-.

Verb

schieten

  1. to shoot (an arrow)
    • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
      Schieten. Mittere sagittam.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schieten, from Old Dutch skietan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeutan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxitə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: schie‧ten
  • Rhymes: -itən

Verb

schieten

  1. (intransitive) to shoot, fire
    De soldaat begon te schieten toen hij de vijand zag.
    The soldier began to shoot when he saw the enemy.
  2. (transitive) to shoot, to kill (especially game)
    De jager schoot een hert tijdens het jachtseizoen.
    The hunter shot a deer during hunting season.
  3. (intransitive) to rush, to move quickly
    Hij schoot door de gang om de trein te halen.
    He rushed through the corridor to catch the train.
  4. (intransitive) to kick (a ball in ball games, especially soccer)
    De voetballer schoot de bal in het doel.
    The soccer player kicked the ball into the goal.

Inflection

Inflection of schieten (strong class 2a)
infinitive schieten
past singular schoot
past participle geschoten
infinitive schieten
gerund schieten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schiet schoot
2nd person sing. (jij) schiet schoot
2nd person sing. (u) schiet schoot
2nd person sing. (gij) schiet schoot
3rd person singular schiet schoot
plural schieten schoten
subjunctive sing.1 schiete schote
subjunctive plur.1 schieten schoten
imperative sing. schiet
imperative plur.1 schiet
participles schietend geschoten
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

nouns
proverbs
verbs

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skiet
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: skiti
  • Jersey Dutch: sxjite
  • Negerhollands: skud, skit, skiet
  • → Indonesian: sekip
  • → Papiamentu: skit

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch skietan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeutan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-.

Verb

schieten

  1. (intransitive) to shoot, to move quickly in some direction
  2. (transitive) to shoot, to propel quickly
  3. (transitive) to shoot (a target), to kill

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive schieten
3rd sg. past schôot
3rd pl. past schōten
Past participle geschōten
Infinitive schieten
In genitive schietens
In dative schietene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular schiete schôot
2nd singular schiets, schietes schōots, schōtes
3rd singular schiet, schietet schôot
1st plural schieten schōten
2nd plural schiet, schietet schōot, schōtet
3rd plural schieten schōten
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular schiete schōte
2nd singular schiets, schietes schōtes
3rd singular schiete schōte
1st plural schieten schōten
2nd plural schiet, schietet schōtet
3rd plural schieten schōten
Imperative Present
Singular schiet, schiete
Plural schiet, schietet
Present Past
Participle schietende geschōten

Descendants

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