metselen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch metselen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtsələ(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: met‧se‧len

Verb

metselen

1. (intransitive) to lay bricks
2. (transitive) to build

Inflection

Conjugation of metselen (weak)
infinitive	metselen
past singular	metselde
past participle	gemetseld
infinitive	metselen
gerund	metselen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	metsel	metselde
2nd person sing. (jij)	metselt, metsel2	metselde
2nd person sing. (u)	metselt	metselde
2nd person sing. (gij)	metselt	metselde
3rd person singular	metselt	metselde
plural	metselen	metselden
subjunctive sing.1	metsele	metselde
subjunctive plur.1	metselen	metselden
imperative sing.	metsel
imperative plur.1	metselt
participles	metselend	gemetseld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• bemetselen
• metselaar

Descendants

• Negerhollands: metsel
• → Papiamentu: metsel, messel
• → Sranan Tongo: mesre
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: mesre kare
  • → Caribbean Javanese: mésré
  • → Kari'na: meserema