dweilen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʋɛi̯lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dwei‧len
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯lən

Etymology 1

From dweil +‎ -en.

Verb

dweilen

1. (transitive) to clean the floor using a floorcloth, e.g. with water and soap, or to dry with a floorcloth.

Inflection

Conjugation of dweilen (weak)
infinitive	dweilen
past singular	dweilde
past participle	gedweild
infinitive	dweilen
gerund	dweilen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	dweil	dweilde
2nd person sing. (jij)	dweilt, dweil2	dweilde
2nd person sing. (u)	dweilt	dweilde
2nd person sing. (gij)	dweilt	dweilde
3rd person singular	dweilt	dweilde
plural	dweilen	dweilden
subjunctive sing.1	dweile	dweilde
subjunctive plur.1	dweilen	dweilden
imperative sing.	dweil
imperative plur.1	dweilt
participles	dweilend	gedweild
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afdweilen
• dweilen met de kraan open
• dweilorkest
• nadweilen
• opdweilen
• ronddweilen
• uitdweilen
• wegdweilen

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: dweila, dweilu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dweilen

1. plural of dweil