ijsberen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From ijsbeer (“polar bear”) + -en, from the behavior of polar bears in zoos.
Verb edit
ijsberen
- (intransitive) to pace back and forth
- 1999 Jan, Marjorie de Hartog, De vlucht, page 73:
- Een schildwacht ijsbeerde vlak in de buurt, de vonk van zijn verboden sigaret gloeide af en toe op in het donker.
- A sentry paced to and fro nearby, the spark of his prohibited cigarette sometimes lighted up in the dark.
Inflection edit
| Conjugation of ijsberen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ijsberen | |||
| past singular | ijsbeerde | |||
| past participle | geijsbeerd | |||
| infinitive | ijsberen | |||
| gerund | ijsberen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ijsbeer | ijsbeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ijsbeert | ijsbeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ijsbeert | ijsbeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ijsbeert | ijsbeerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | ijsbeert | ijsbeerde | ||
| plural | ijsberen | ijsbeerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ijsbere | ijsbeerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ijsberen | ijsbeerden | ||
| imperative sing. | ijsbeer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ijsbeert | |||
| participles | ijsberend | geijsbeerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
ijsberen