spoelen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspulə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: spoe‧len
  • Rhymes: -ulən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch spoelen, from Old Dutch *spuolen, from Proto-West Germanic *spōlijan.

Verb

spoelen

  1. (transitive) to rinse, to wash up
  2. (transitive) to flush
  3. (intransitive) to stream, to wash, to flow
    Synonym: stromen
Conjugation
Conjugation of spoelen (weak)
infinitive spoelen
past singular spoelde
past participle gespoeld
infinitive spoelen
gerund spoelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spoel spoelde
2nd person sing. (jij) spoelt, spoel2 spoelde
2nd person sing. (u) spoelt spoelde
2nd person sing. (gij) spoelt spoelde
3rd person singular spoelt spoelde
plural spoelen spoelden
subjunctive sing.1 spoele spoelde
subjunctive plur.1 spoelen spoelden
imperative sing. spoel
imperative plur.1 spoelt
participles spoelend gespoeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: spoel
  • Negerhollands: spoel, spuel
  • → Sranan Tongo: spuru

Etymology 2

From spoel +‎ -en.

Verb

spoelen

  1. (transitive, of a tape) to wind
Conjugation
Conjugation of spoelen (weak)
infinitive spoelen
past singular spoelde
past participle gespoeld
infinitive spoelen
gerund spoelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spoel spoelde
2nd person sing. (jij) spoelt, spoel2 spoelde
2nd person sing. (u) spoelt spoelde
2nd person sing. (gij) spoelt spoelde
3rd person singular spoelt spoelde
plural spoelen spoelden
subjunctive sing.1 spoele spoelde
subjunctive plur.1 spoelen spoelden
imperative sing. spoel
imperative plur.1 spoelt
participles spoelend gespoeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

spoelen

  1. plural of spoel

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