zweep

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʋeːp/
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  • Hyphenation: zweep
  • Rhymes: -eːp

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch swepe.

Noun

zweep f (plural zwepen, diminutive zweepje n)

  1. a whip (lashing implement, notably single-tail)
  2. (figuratively) a whipping, corporal punishment
  3. (archaic, figurative) force, extreme pressure
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Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: sweep
  • → Munsee: shuwíip
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zweep

  1. inflection of zwepen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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