blèren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bleren, from Old Dutch *blerien, from Proto-Germanic *blarjaną, probably ultimately onomatopoeic. Cognate with German plärren. The Dutch vowel phoneme /ɛː/ is normally restricted to French borrowings and interjections. It must be due here to the onomatopoeic character of the word or, less probably, to dialectal influence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛːrə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: blè‧ren

Verb

blèren

1. (chiefly Netherlands, intransitive, informal) to cry or whine loudly

   Synonym: bleiten (chiefly Belgium)

   Mijn broertje houdt maar niet op met blèren over zijn kapotte laptop.

   My little brother just won't stop whining about his broken laptop.

Inflection

Conjugation of blèren (weak)
infinitive	blèren
past singular	blèrde
past participle	geblèrd
infinitive	blèren
gerund	blèren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	blèr	blèrde
2nd person sing. (jij)	blèrt, blèr2	blèrde
2nd person sing. (u)	blèrt	blèrde
2nd person sing. (gij)	blèrt	blèrde
3rd person singular	blèrt	blèrde
plural	blèren	blèrden
subjunctive sing.1	blère	blèrde
subjunctive plur.1	blèren	blèrden
imperative sing.	blèr
imperative plur.1	blèrt
participles	blèrend	geblèrd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

• janken

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: blèr