fruiten
English edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
fruiten (third-person singular simple present fruitens, present participle fruitening, simple past and past participle fruitened)
- (transitive) To make fruitful.
- (intransitive) To become full of fruit.
Derived terms edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch fruten, older friten (“to fry”), from Old French frit, past participle of frire (“to fry”). Folk-etymologically influenced by fruit.
Verb edit
fruiten
Inflection edit
Inflection of fruiten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | fruiten | |||
past singular | fruitte | |||
past participle | gefruit | |||
infinitive | fruiten | |||
gerund | fruiten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | fruit | fruitte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | fruit | fruitte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | fruit | fruitte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | fruit | fruitte | ||
3rd person singular | fruit | fruitte | ||
plural | fruiten | fruitten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | fruite | fruitte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | fruiten | fruitten | ||
imperative sing. | fruit | |||
imperative plur.1 | fruit | |||
participles | fruitend | gefruit | ||
1) Archaic. |
Synonyms edit
- fruiteren (outdated)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Petjo: fruitjes
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
fruiten