wenen

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See also: Wenen and weñen

Cornish

Noun

wenen

  1. soft mutation of gwenen
  2. mixed mutation after 'th of gwenen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wênen, from Old Dutch wēnon, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną. Cognate to German weinen.

Pronunciation

Verb

wenen

  1. (intransitive, formal) to cry, weep, shed tears
    Synonyms: huilen, (informal) janken, (formal) schreien

Conjugation

Conjugation of wenen (weak)
infinitive wenen
past singular weende
past participle geweend
infinitive wenen
gerund wenen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ween weende
2nd person sing. (jij) weent, ween2 weende
2nd person sing. (u) weent weende
2nd person sing. (gij) weent weende
3rd person singular weent weende
plural wenen weenden
subjunctive sing.1 wene weende
subjunctive plur.1 wenen weenden
imperative sing. ween
imperative plur.1 weent
participles wenend geweend
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wēnon, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną.

Verb

wênen

  1. to cry, to weep

Inflection

Conjugation of wênen (weak)
infinitive base form wênen
genitive wênens
dative wênene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular wêne — wêne —
2nd person singular wêens, wênes — wêens, wênes —
3rd person singular wêent, wênet — wêne —
1st person plural wênen — wênen —
2nd person plural wêent, wênet — wêent, wênet —
3rd person plural wênen — wênen —
imperative
singular wêen, wêne
plural wêent, wênet
present past
participle wênende —

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: wenen
  • Limburgish: weine, wiene, wèène

Further reading

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

wēnen

  1. plural present subjunctive of wēnan

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

wenen

  1. soft mutation of gwenen

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwenen
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwenen wenen ngwenen unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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