kalefateren

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kalfaten
• kalfateren (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French calfater. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaː.ləˈfaː.tə.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ka‧le‧fa‧te‧ren

Verb

kalefateren

1. (nautical) to caulk (to fill seems with oakum)

   Synonym: breeuwen

2. to patch up, to fix

Inflection

Conjugation of kalefateren (weak)
infinitive	kalefateren
past singular	kalefaterde
past participle	gekalefaterd
infinitive	kalefateren
gerund	kalefateren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kalefater	kalefaterde
2nd person sing. (jij)	kalefatert, kalefater2	kalefaterde
2nd person sing. (u)	kalefatert	kalefaterde
2nd person sing. (gij)	kalefatert	kalefaterde
3rd person singular	kalefatert	kalefaterde
plural	kalefateren	kalefaterden
subjunctive sing.1	kalefatere	kalefaterde
subjunctive plur.1	kalefateren	kalefaterden
imperative sing.	kalefater
imperative plur.1	kalefatert
participles	kalefaterend	gekalefaterd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• opkalefateren

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: klafat