folteren

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German foltern, probably from Latin poletrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔltərə(n)/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: fol‧te‧ren

Verb

folteren

1. (transitive) to torture

   Synonym: martelen

2. (transitive) to torment, to agonize

Inflection

Conjugation of folteren (weak)
infinitive	folteren
past singular	folterde
past participle	gefolterd
infinitive	folteren
gerund	folteren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	folter	folterde
2nd person sing. (jij)	foltert, folter2	folterde
2nd person sing. (u)	foltert	folterde
2nd person sing. (gij)	foltert	folterde
3rd person singular	foltert	folterde
plural	folteren	folterden
subjunctive sing.1	foltere	folterde
subjunctive plur.1	folteren	folterden
imperative sing.	folter
imperative plur.1	foltert
participles	folterend	gefolterd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• doodfolteren
• folteraar
• foltering
• folterkamer
• folterpaal

Luxembourgish

Verb

folteren (third-person singular present foltert, past participle gefoltert, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to torture

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	folteren
participle	gefoltert
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	folteren	—
2nd singular	folters	folter
3rd singular	foltert	—
1st plural	folteren	—
2nd plural	foltert	foltert
3rd plural	folteren	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.