hechten

See also: Hechten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hechten, from Old Dutch heften, from Proto-West Germanic *haftijan, from Proto-Germanic *haftijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛx.tə(n)/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: hech‧ten
Rhymes: -ɛxtən

Verb

hechten

(transitive) to attach, to bind
(transitive) to suture, to stitch

Conjugation

Conjugation of hechten (weak)
infinitive	hechten
past singular	hechtte
past participle	gehecht
infinitive	hechten
gerund	hechten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hecht	hechtte
2nd person sing. (jij)	hecht	hechtte
2nd person sing. (u)	hecht	hechtte
2nd person sing. (gij)	hecht	hechtte
3rd person singular	hecht	hechtte
plural	hechten	hechtten

subjunctive sing.¹	hechte	hechtte
subjunctive plur.¹	hechten	hechtten

imperative sing.	hecht
imperative plur.¹	hecht

participles	hechtend	gehecht
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Papiamentu: hèftu, heftá

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch heften, from Proto-West Germanic *haftijan.

Verb

hechten

to attach, to bind
to incarcerate

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	hechten
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	hechten
In genitive	hechtens
In dative	hechtene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	hechte	—
2nd singular	hechts, hechtes	—
3rd singular	hecht, hechtet	—
1st plural	hechten	—
2nd plural	hecht, hechtet	—
3rd plural	hechten	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	hechte	—
2nd singular	hechts, hechtes	—
3rd singular	hechte	—
1st plural	hechten	—
2nd plural	hecht, hechtet	—
3rd plural	hechten	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	hecht, hechte
Plural	hecht, hechtet
	Present	Past
Participle	hechtende	—

Alternative forms

Descendants

Dutch: hechten
Limburgish: hèchte

Further reading

“hechten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hechten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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