Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch geleiden, from Old Dutch gileiden. Equivalent to ge- +‎ leiden.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈlɛi̯də(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧lei‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən

Verb edit

geleiden

  1. (transitive) to escort, to accompany
  2. (transitive) to guide (along a certain path)
  3. (transitive) to give guidance (especially moral)
  4. (intransitive) to conduct (electricity)
  5. (transitive, obsolete) to accompany (a piece, musician etc.)

Inflection edit

Inflection of geleiden (weak, prefixed)
infinitive geleiden
past singular geleidde
past participle geleid
infinitive geleiden
gerund geleiden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular geleid geleidde
2nd person sing. (jij) geleidt geleidde
2nd person sing. (u) geleidt geleidde
2nd person sing. (gij) geleidt geleidde
3rd person singular geleidt geleidde
plural geleiden geleidden
subjunctive sing.1 geleide geleidde
subjunctive plur.1 geleiden geleidden
imperative sing. geleid
imperative plur.1 geleidt
participles geleidend geleid
1) Archaic.

Synonyms edit

(accompany):

Derived terms edit