treden
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch trēden, from Old Dutch tredan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną. Cognate with English tread.
Verb edit
treden
- (intransitive) to tread, step
Inflection edit
Inflection of treden (strong class 5) | ||||
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infinitive | treden | |||
past singular | trad | |||
past participle | getreden | |||
infinitive | treden | |||
gerund | treden n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | treed | trad | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | treedt | trad | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | treedt | trad | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | treedt | traadt | ||
3rd person singular | treedt | trad | ||
plural | treden | traden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | trede | trade | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | treden | traden | ||
imperative sing. | treed | |||
imperative plur.1 | treedt | |||
participles | tredend | getreden | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms edit
- aantreden
- aftreden
- betreden
- in werking treden
- intreden
- optreden
- overtreden
- terugtreden
- toetreden
- vertreden
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
treden
Noun edit
treden
Anagrams edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch tredan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną.
Verb edit
trēden
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms edit
- terden (with metathesis)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “terden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “treden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English tredan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
treden
- To place one's foot on something; to lay a step on something:
- To travel or go somewhere on foot; to journey.
- To walk or move atop or on a surface or thing.
- To ruin or devastate; to bring to destruction.
- To debase or humiliate; to bring someone low.
- To have sex; to copulate (used of male birds)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- (rare) To look for; to search or try to find.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of treden (strong class 5/4)
infinitive | (to) treden, trede | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | trede | trad, tred | |
2nd-person singular | tredest | trede, trade, trad, tred | |
3rd-person singular | tredeth | trad, tred | |
subjunctive singular | trede | trede1, trade1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | treden, trede | treden, trede, traden, trade | |
imperative plural | tredeth, trede | — | |
participles | tredynge, tredende | treden, trede, troden, trode, ytrode, ytrede |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “trēden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-3.
Etymology 2 edit
From tred + -en (plural suffix).
Noun edit
treden
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Participle edit
treden (neuter trede or tredi, definite singular and plural tredne)
- (non-standard since 1991) past participle of tre, treda and trede
- (non-standard since 1985) past participle of trå (Etymology 3)
Anagrams edit
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
treden
Participle edit
treden
- past participle of tredan