stichten

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stichten, from Old Dutch stiften, stihten, from Proto-Germanic *stiftijaną.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪxtən

Verb

stichten

  1. to found, establish
  2. to cause, allow to occur
  3. to preach

Inflection

Inflection of stichten (weak)
infinitive stichten
past singular stichtte
past participle gesticht
infinitive stichten
gerund stichten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular sticht stichtte
2nd person sing. (jij) sticht stichtte
2nd person sing. (u) sticht stichtte
2nd person sing. (gij) sticht stichtte
3rd person singular sticht stichtte
plural stichten stichtten
subjunctive sing.1 stichte stichtte
subjunctive plur.1 stichten stichtten
imperative sing. sticht
imperative plur.1 sticht
participles stichtend gesticht
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: stig

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch stiften, stihten, from Proto-Germanic *stiftijaną.

Verb

stichten

  1. to found, to build
  2. to found, to institute
  3. to cause
  4. to undertake
  5. to put into practice, to do

Inflection

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Descendants

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