zwelgen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swelgen, from Old Dutch *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋɛlɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: zwel‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɣən

Verb

zwelgen

  1. to eat greedily, gulp down, gobble up, guzzle
  2. to indulge, revel in

Conjugation

Conjugation of zwelgen (strong class 3b)
infinitive zwelgen
past singular zwolg
past participle gezwolgen
infinitive zwelgen
gerund zwelgen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zwelg zwolg
2nd person sing. (jij) zwelgt, zwelg2 zwolg
2nd person sing. (u) zwelgt zwolg
2nd person sing. (gij) zwelgt zwolgt
3rd person singular zwelgt zwolg
plural zwelgen zwolgen
subjunctive sing.1 zwelge zwolge
subjunctive plur.1 zwelgen zwolgen
imperative sing. zwelg
imperative plur.1 zwelgt
participles zwelgend gezwolgen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Conjugation of zwelgen (weak)
infinitive zwelgen
past singular zwelgde
past participle gezwelgd
infinitive zwelgen
gerund zwelgen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zwelg zwelgde
2nd person sing. (jij) zwelgt, zwelg2 zwelgde
2nd person sing. (u) zwelgt zwelgde
2nd person sing. (gij) zwelgt zwelgde
3rd person singular zwelgt zwelgde
plural zwelgen zwelgden
subjunctive sing.1 zwelge zwelgde
subjunctive plur.1 zwelgen zwelgden
imperative sing. zwelg
imperative plur.1 zwelgt
participles zwelgend gezwelgd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: swelg