verleppen

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Dutch

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibilities include:

  • lap (piece of cloth, rag) +‎ ver- -en (for which compare verflensen, which is possibly influenced by flens (pancake, cloth)), referring to the limpness of the leaves of a withered plant;
  • ver- +‎ leppen (to sip, pout one's lips), a verb derived from lip (lip), referring to the limpness of a lower lip.

Pronunciation

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Verb

verleppen

  1. (intransitive) to wither, wilt
    Synonyms: verwelken, verflensen

Conjugation

Conjugation of verleppen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verleppen
past singular verlepte
past participle verlept
infinitive verleppen
gerund verleppen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verlep verlepte
2nd person sing. (jij) verlept, verlep2 verlepte
2nd person sing. (u) verlept verlepte
2nd person sing. (gij) verlept verlepte
3rd person singular verlept verlepte
plural verleppen verlepten
subjunctive sing.1 verleppe verlepte
subjunctive plur.1 verleppen verlepten
imperative sing. verlep
imperative plur.1 verlept
participles verleppend verlept
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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