Dutch

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Etymology

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Unclear. May be from Middle Dutch dutten (to rage), through the semantic development: “rage” → “be out of one's mind” → “be unconscious” → “doze”, possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þeutaną (to roar, howl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdʏ.tə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dut‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ʏtən

Verb

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dutten

  1. (transitive) to doze, to nap, to sleep lightly

Conjugation

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Conjugation of dutten (weak)
infinitive dutten
past singular dutte
past participle gedut
infinitive dutten
gerund dutten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dut dutte
2nd person sing. (jij) dut dutte
2nd person sing. (u) dut dutte
2nd person sing. (gij) dut dutte
3rd person singular dut dutte
plural dutten dutten
subjunctive sing.1 dutte dutte
subjunctive plur.1 dutten dutten
imperative sing. dut
imperative plur.1 dut
participles duttend gedut
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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