castreren
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- castreeren (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editFrom Middle Dutch castreren, from Latin castrō.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editcastreren
- (transitive) to castrate, to neuter (remove the testicles of)
- (transitive, by extension) to remove the female genitals, or even a plant's stamen
- (transitive) to emasculate, to reduce to a lesser, weaker state ('less balls')
- (transitive) to remove contentious material (from a text, film, etc.); to censor, to bowdlerize, to redact
- (reflexive) to mutilate oneself, physically or otherwise
Inflection
edit| Conjugation of castreren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | castreren | |||
| past singular | castreerde | |||
| past participle | gecastreerd | |||
| infinitive | castreren | |||
| gerund | castreren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | castreer | castreerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | castreert | castreerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | castreert | castreerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | castreert | castreerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | castreert | castreerde | ||
| plural | castreren | castreerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | castrere | castreerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | castreren | castreerden | ||
| imperative sing. | castreer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | castreert | |||
| participles | castrerend | gecastreerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||