muggenziften
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- muggesiften (obsolete)
- muggeziften (superseded)
Etymology
editFrom mug (“mosquito”) + -en- + ziften (“to sift, to strain”). Based on Matthew 23, 24.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmuggenziften
- to nitpick, to be fastidious
- Synonyms: haarkloven, mierenneuken, vitten
Inflection
edit| Conjugation of muggenziften (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | muggenziften | |||
| past singular | muggenziftte | |||
| past participle | gemuggenzift | |||
| infinitive | muggenziften | |||
| gerund | muggenziften n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | muggenzift | muggenziftte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | muggenzift | muggenziftte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | muggenzift | muggenziftte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | muggenzift | muggenziftte | ||
| 3rd person singular | muggenzift | muggenziftte | ||
| plural | muggenziften | muggenziftten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | muggenzifte | muggenziftte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | muggenziften | muggenziftten | ||
| imperative sing. | muggenzift | |||
| imperative plur.1 | muggenzift | |||
| participles | muggenziftend | gemuggenzift | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → West Frisian: miggesiftsje (calque)