overbruggen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch overbruggen. Equivalent to over- +‎ bruggen. Compare German überbrücken, Swedish överbrygga, Old English oferbrycgian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoː.vərˈbrʏ.ɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: over‧brug‧gen
• Rhymes: -ʏɣən

Verb

overbruggen

1. (transitive) to bridge, to span
2. (transitive) to connect, to attach
3. (transitive) to overcome

Inflection

Conjugation of overbruggen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	overbruggen
past singular	overbrugde
past participle	overbrugd
infinitive	overbruggen
gerund	overbruggen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	overbrug	overbrugde
2nd person sing. (jij)	overbrugt, overbrug2	overbrugde
2nd person sing. (u)	overbrugt	overbrugde
2nd person sing. (gij)	overbrugt	overbrugde
3rd person singular	overbrugt	overbrugde
plural	overbruggen	overbrugden
subjunctive sing.1	overbrugge	overbrugde
subjunctive plur.1	overbruggen	overbrugden
imperative sing.	overbrug
imperative plur.1	overbrugt
participles	overbruggend	overbrugd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• overbrugging

Descendants

• > Afrikaans: oorbrug (inherited)