wuiven
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From earlier weiven, from Middle Dutch weiven, from Old Dutch *weiven, from Proto-West Germanic *waibijan, from Proto-Germanic *waibijaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wuiven
- (intransitive) to wave
- (intransitive) to beckon
Inflection edit
Sometimes the verb is conjugated as a class 2 strong verb (woof - gewoven) as a result of analogy. This is generally considered non-standard.
| Inflection of wuiven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wuiven | |||
| past singular | wuifde | |||
| past participle | gewuifd | |||
| infinitive | wuiven | |||
| gerund | wuiven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | wuif | wuifde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wuift | wuifde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wuift | wuifde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wuift | wuifde | ||
| 3rd person singular | wuift | wuifde | ||
| plural | wuiven | wuifden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wuive | wuifde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wuiven | wuifden | ||
| imperative sing. | wuif | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wuift | |||
| participles | wuivend | gewuifd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||