strijden

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɛi̯.də(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: strij‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch striden, from Old Dutch strīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną.

Verb

strijden

  1. (intransitive) to fight, to wage battle or war
  2. (intransitive) to fight, to engage in conflict or competition
Conjugation
Conjugation of strijden (strong class 1)
infinitive strijden
past singular streed
past participle gestreden
infinitive strijden
gerund strijden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular strijd streed
2nd person sing. (jij) strijdt, strijd2 streed
2nd person sing. (u) strijdt streed
2nd person sing. (gij) strijdt streedt
3rd person singular strijdt streed
plural strijden streden
subjunctive sing.1 strijde strede
subjunctive plur.1 strijden streden
imperative sing. strijd
imperative plur.1 strijdt
participles strijdend gestreden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: stri
  • Papiamentu: strei
  • Sranan Tongo: strei
    • Caribbean Javanese: strèi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

strijden

  1. plural of strijd