Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈslaː.pə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: sla‧pen
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  • Rhymes: -aːpən

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch slâpen, from Old Dutch slāpan, from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną.

Verb edit

slapen

  1. to sleep
    Synonyms: maffen, pitten
Inflection edit
Inflection of slapen (strong class 7)
infinitive slapen
past singular sliep
past participle geslapen
infinitive slapen
gerund slapen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular slaap sliep
2nd person sing. (jij) slaapt sliep
2nd person sing. (u) slaapt sliep
2nd person sing. (gij) slaapt sliept
3rd person singular slaapt sliep
plural slapen sliepen
subjunctive sing.1 slape sliepe
subjunctive plur.1 slapen sliepen
imperative sing. slaap
imperative plur.1 slaapt
participles slapend geslapen
1) Archaic.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: slaap
  • Negerhollands: slaap, slap, slaep
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: slapi, slappe

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

slapen

  1. plural of slaap

Low German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German slāpen, from Old Saxon slapan.

Cognate with Dutch slapen, German schlafen, West Frisian sliepe, English sleep. More at sleep.

Verb edit

slapen (past singular sleep, past participle slapen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (Low Saxon) to sleep

Conjugation edit

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Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch slāpan, from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

slâpen

  1. to sleep

Inflection edit

Strong class 7
Infinitive slâpen
3rd sg. past sliep
3rd pl. past sliepen
Past participle geslâpen
Infinitive slâpen
In genitive slâpens
In dative slâpene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular slâpe sliep
2nd singular slâeps, slâpes slieps, sliepes
3rd singular slâept, slâpet sliep
1st plural slâpen sliepen
2nd plural slâept, slâpet sliept, sliepet
3rd plural slâpen sliepen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular slâpe sliepe
2nd singular slâeps, slâpes sliepes
3rd singular slâpe sliepe
1st plural slâpen sliepen
2nd plural slâept, slâpet sliepet
3rd plural slâpen sliepen
Imperative Present
Singular slâep, slâpe
Plural slâept, slâpet
Present Past
Participle slâpende geslâpen

Descendants edit

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