kolven

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔlvən

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to a game of the same name, apparently?”)

Verb

kolven

1. (intransitive) to express breast milk outside of breastfeeding, for later use

Inflection

Conjugation of kolven (weak)
infinitive	kolven
past singular	kolfde
past participle	gekolfd
infinitive	kolven
gerund	kolven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kolf	kolfde
2nd person sing. (jij)	kolft, kolf2	kolfde
2nd person sing. (u)	kolft	kolfde
2nd person sing. (gij)	kolft	kolfde
3rd person singular	kolft	kolfde
plural	kolven	kolfden
subjunctive sing.1	kolve	kolfde
subjunctive plur.1	kolven	kolfden
imperative sing.	kolf
imperative plur.1	kolft
participles	kolvend	gekolfd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afkolven
• kolfmachine

Related terms

• borstkolf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kolven

1. plural of kolf

Swedish

Noun

kolven

1. definite nominative singular of kolv