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Etymology

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Compound of af +‎ spitten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌspɪ.tə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: af‧spit‧ten

Verb

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afspitten

  1. (transitive) to excavate, to remove (material) from (by digging)

Usage notes

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  • The connotation of afspitten is that the digging is done earnestly without any particular care. One wouldn't use the verb for professional excavation at an archaeological site.

Inflection

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Conjugation of afspitten (weak, separable)
infinitive afspitten
past singular spitte af
past participle afgespit
infinitive afspitten
gerund afspitten n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular spit af spitte af afspit afspitte
2nd person sing. (jij) spit af spitte af afspit afspitte
2nd person sing. (u) spit af spitte af afspit afspitte
2nd person sing. (gij) spit af spitte af afspit afspitte
3rd person singular spit af spitte af afspit afspitte
plural spitten af spitten af afspitten afspitten
subjunctive sing.1 spitte af spitte af afspitte afspitte
subjunctive plur.1 spitten af spitten af afspitten afspitten
imperative sing. spit af
imperative plur.1 spit af
participles afspittend afgespit
1) Archaic.