Danish edit

Noun edit

plagen c

  1. definite singular of plage
  2. definite singular of plag

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch plâgen, from Old Dutch plāgon.

Verb edit

plagen

  1. to tease
  2. to trouble
  3. to torment
Inflection edit
Inflection of plagen (weak)
infinitive plagen
past singular plaagde
past participle geplaagd
infinitive plagen
gerund plagen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular plaag plaagde
2nd person sing. (jij) plaagt plaagde
2nd person sing. (u) plaagt plaagde
2nd person sing. (gij) plaagt plaagde
3rd person singular plaagt plaagde
plural plagen plaagden
subjunctive sing.1 plage plaagde
subjunctive plur.1 plagen plaagden
imperative sing. plaag
imperative plur.1 plaagt
participles plagend geplaagd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: pla
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: plagi
  • Negerhollands: plaag

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

plagen

  1. plural of plaag

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German plāgen (punish), from Late Latin plagare (hit, wound). Cognate with English plague, Dutch plagen, Spanish plagar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈplaːɡn̩]
  • Hyphenation: pla‧gen
  • (file)

Verb edit

plagen (weak, third-person singular present plagt, past tense plagte, past participle geplagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to plague

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • plagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • plagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • plagen” in Duden online
  • plagen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch plāgon.

Verb edit

plâgen

  1. to punish
  2. to torment, to torture

Inflection edit

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Descendants edit

Further reading edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

plagen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of plage