ketsen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ketsen, borrowed from Old French cachier. Doublet of kaatsen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛt.sə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ket‧sen
• Rhymes: -ɛtsən

Verb

ketsen

1. (transitive, intransitive) to skim, skip

   stenen ketsen ― to skip stones

2. (intransitive) to ricochet, bounce off
3. (intransitive, colloquial) to have sex

Conjugation

Conjugation of ketsen (weak)
infinitive	ketsen
past singular	ketste
past participle	geketst
infinitive	ketsen
gerund	ketsen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kets	ketste
2nd person sing. (jij)	ketst, kets2	ketste
2nd person sing. (u)	ketst	ketste
2nd person sing. (gij)	ketst	ketste
3rd person singular	ketst	ketste
plural	ketsen	ketsten
subjunctive sing.1	ketse	ketste
subjunctive plur.1	ketsen	ketsten
imperative sing.	kets
imperative plur.1	ketst
participles	ketsend	geketst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afketsen

 

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “ketsen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute