overlijden
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch overliden, from Old Dutch overlīthan. Equivalent to over- + lijden (“to go, pass, spend time, come to an end, suffer, undergo”). Cognate with Old English oferlīþan (“to cross over, traverse”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
overlijden
- (intransitive) to die
- Synonym: sterven
Inflection edit
| Conjugation of overlijden (strong class 1, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | overlijden | |||
| past singular | overleed | |||
| past participle | overleden | |||
| infinitive | overlijden | |||
| gerund | overlijden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | overlijd | overleed | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | overlijdt | overleed | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | overlijdt | overleed | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | overlijdt | overleedt | ||
| 3rd person singular | overlijdt | overleed | ||
| plural | overlijden | overleden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | overlijde | overlede | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | overlijden | overleden | ||
| imperative sing. | overlijd | |||
| imperative plur.1 | overlijdt | |||
| participles | overlijdend | overleden | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: oorly
Noun edit
overlijden n (uncountable)