Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zʋeːp/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zweep
  • Rhymes: -eːp

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch swepe.

Noun edit

zweep f (plural zwepen, diminutive zweepje n)

  1. A whip (lashing implement, notably single-tail)
  2. (figuratively) A whipping, corporal punishment
  3. (archaic, figurative) force, extreme pressure
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: sweep
  • Munsee: shuwíip
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

zweep

  1. inflection of zwepen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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