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nijgen

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  • 1 Dutch
    • 1.1 Etymology
    • 1.2 Pronunciation
    • 1.3 Verb
      • 1.3.1 Conjugation
      • 1.3.2 Derived terms
      • 1.3.3 Related terms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch nigen, from Old Dutch *nīgan, from Proto-West Germanic *hnīgan, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą, *hnīwaną. Cognate with Old English hnigan, Old Norse hníga (Swedish niga).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən

Verb

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nijgen

  1. to bow down (out of politeness)
  2. to curtsey

Conjugation

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Conjugation of nijgen (strong class 1)
infinitive nijgen
past singular neeg
past participle genegen
infinitive nijgen
gerund nijgen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular nijg neeg
2nd person sing. (jij) nijgt, nijg2 neeg
2nd person sing. (u) nijgt neeg
2nd person sing. (gij) nijgt neegt
3rd person singular nijgt neeg
plural nijgen negen
subjunctive sing.1 nijge nege
subjunctive plur.1 nijgen negen
imperative sing. nijg
imperative plur.1 nijgt
participles nijgend genegen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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  • toenijgen

Related terms

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  • neigen
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Last edited on 17 March 2025, at 21:16

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