negeren

Dutch

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin negō (“I deny”); the shift in meaning from deny to ignore dates to the second half of the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəˈɣeː.rə(n)/, /neːˈɣeː.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ne‧ge‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

negeren

1. (transitive) to ignore [from 19th c.]

   Hij negeert haar al een aantal dagen.

   He has been ignoring her for a number of days.

2. (transitive, obsolete) to deny [16th–ca. 19th c.]

   Synonyms: loochenen, ontkennen

Inflection

Inflection of negeren (weak)
infinitive	negeren
past singular	negeerde
past participle	genegeerd
infinitive	negeren
gerund	negeren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	negeer	negeerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	negeert	negeerde
2nd person sing. (u)	negeert	negeerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	negeert	negeerde
3rd person singular	negeert	negeerde
plural	negeren	negeerden
subjunctive sing.1	negere	negeerde
subjunctive plur.1	negeren	negeerden
imperative sing.	negeer
imperative plur.1	negeert
participles	negerend	genegeerd
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

From neger +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneː.ɣə.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: ne‧ge‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːɣərən

Verb

negeren

1. (now potentially offensive, transitive) to belittle, to torment, to treat like a flunky [from 19th c.]

Inflection

Inflection of negeren (weak)
infinitive	negeren
past singular	negerde
past participle	genegerd
infinitive	negeren
gerund	negeren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	neger	negerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	negert	negerde
2nd person sing. (u)	negert	negerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	negert	negerde
3rd person singular	negert	negerde
plural	negeren	negerden
subjunctive sing.1	negere	negerde
subjunctive plur.1	negeren	negerden
imperative sing.	neger
imperative plur.1	negert
participles	negerend	genegerd
1) Archaic.

Anagrams

• regenen

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

negeren m

1. definite singular of neger

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

negeren m

1. definite singular of neger