morsen

Dutch

Etymology

Germanic, from mors(ch) 'weak, soft dirt' (which has less obscure homonyms).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrsə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrsən

Verb

morsen

1. (transitive) To spill, drop something, especially mindlessly and/or so that it spreads out
2. (intransitive) To be dirty or be occupied with soil, make a mess
3. (obsolete, transitive) To conceal, hide something
4. (obsolete, intransitive) To sketch, make a test draw

Inflection

Conjugation of morsen (weak)
infinitive	morsen
past singular	morste
past participle	gemorst
infinitive	morsen
gerund	morsen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	mors	morste
2nd person sing. (jij)	morst	morste
2nd person sing. (u)	morst	morste
2nd person sing. (gij)	morst	morste
3rd person singular	morst	morste
plural	morsen	morsten
subjunctive sing.1	morse	morste
subjunctive plur.1	morsen	morsten
imperative sing.	mors
imperative plur.1	morst
participles	morsend	gemorst
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• bemorsen, ontmorsen, uitmorsen, vermorsen (verbs)
• morserd m
• morsbeer m
• morsbroekje n
• morsduivel m
• morshandel
• morshoek
• morsjurk
• morskeuken
• morskiel
• morslap m
• morslui m pl
• morsmouw
• morspenning m
• morspiet, morspot m
• morspriem
• morsteef
• morsvuil n

Descendants

• Negerhollands: morsch, mos, mors
• → Aukan: molusu
• → Papiamentu: mòrs, mors

Anagrams

• smoren

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

morsen m

1. definite singular of morse