wringen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wringen, from Old Dutch *wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvrɪŋə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Verb

wringen

  1. to wring
    kleren wringenwring clothes
  2. to twist
    iemand's arm wringentwist someone's arm
  3. to wrest
    iemand iets uit de handen wringenwrest from someone's hands
  4. to wriggle, to squirm, to writhe
    zich in allerlei bochten wringenwringle

Conjugation

Conjugation of wringen (strong class 3a)
infinitive wringen
past singular wrong
past participle gewrongen
infinitive wringen
gerund wringen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wring wrong
2nd person sing. (jij) wringt, wring2 wrong
2nd person sing. (u) wringt wrong
2nd person sing. (gij) wringt wrongt
3rd person singular wringt wrong
plural wringen wrongen
subjunctive sing.1 wringe wronge
subjunctive plur.1 wringen wrongen
imperative sing. wring
imperative plur.1 wringt
participles wringend gewrongen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: wring, friṅ

German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German wringen, from Middle Low German wringen, from Old Saxon wringan, from Proto-West Germanic *wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną. German cognates include ringen, renken and würgen. Compare also Low German wringen, Dutch wringen, English wring.

Pronunciation

Verb

wringen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present wringt, past tense wrang, past participle gewrungen, past subjunctive wränge, auxiliary haben)

  1. to wring (clothes)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • wringen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wringen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • wringen” in Duden online
  • wringen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną.

Verb

wringen

  1. (transitive) to wring
  2. (transitive) to wrest
  3. (transitive) to twist
  4. (intransitive) to wrestle, to struggle

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive wringen
3rd sg. past wranc
3rd pl. past wrongen
Past participle gewrongen
Infinitive wringen
In genitive wringens
In dative wringene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular wringe wranc
2nd singular wrincs, wringes wroncs, wronges
3rd singular wrinct, wringet wranc
1st plural wringen wrongen
2nd plural wrinct, wringet wronct, wronget
3rd plural wringen wrongen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular wringe wronge
2nd singular wrincs, wringes wronges
3rd singular wringe wronge
1st plural wringen wrongen
2nd plural wrinct, wringet wronget
3rd plural wringen wrongen
Imperative Present
Singular wrinc, wringe
Plural wrinct, wringet
Present Past
Participle wringende gewrongen

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

wringen

  1. Alternative form of wryngen