smelten
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch smelten, a merger of two Old Dutch verbs:
- *smeltan, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną, a strong intransitive verb.
- *smelten, from Proto-Germanic *smaltijaną, weak causative of the above.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
smelten
- (intransitive) to melt
- De boter is gesmolten. ― The butter has melted.
- (transitive) to melt
- Ik heb de boter gesmolten. ― I have melted the butter.
- Ze smelten de paashaas! ― They are melting the Easter bunny!
- (transitive) to smelt
Inflection edit
| Inflection of smelten (strong class 3b) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | smelten | |||
| past singular | smolt | |||
| past participle | gesmolten | |||
| infinitive | smelten | |||
| gerund | smelten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | smelt | smolt | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | smelt | smolt | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | smelt | smolt | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | smelt | smolt | ||
| 3rd person singular | smelt | smolt | ||
| plural | smelten | smolten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | smelte | smolte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | smelten | smolten | ||
| imperative sing. | smelt | |||
| imperative plur.1 | smelt | |||
| participles | smeltend | gesmolten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From a merger of two verbs:
- Old Dutch *smeltan, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną, a strong intransitive verb.
- Old Dutch *smelten, from Proto-Germanic *smaltijaną, weak causative of the above.
Verb edit
smelten
- (intransitive) to melt
- (intransitive) to dissolve (in a liquid)
- (intransitive) to defecate
- (transitive) to melt, to make liquid
- (transitive) to reform (into something else)
- (transitive) to dissolve (in a liquid)
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “smelten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “smelten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN