stijgen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛi̯ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: stij‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stigen, from Old Dutch stīgan, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą.

Verb

stijgen

  1. (intransitive) to climb, to go up, to rise
  2. (intransitive) to ascend
Conjugation
Conjugation of stijgen (strong class 1)
infinitive stijgen
past singular steeg
past participle gestegen
infinitive stijgen
gerund stijgen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular stijg steeg
2nd person sing. (jij) stijgt, stijg2 steeg
2nd person sing. (u) stijgt steeg
2nd person sing. (gij) stijgt steegt
3rd person singular stijgt steeg
plural stijgen stegen
subjunctive sing.1 stijge stege
subjunctive plur.1 stijgen stegen
imperative sing. stijg
imperative plur.1 stijgt
participles stijgend gestegen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

stijgen

  1. plural of stijg