DanishEdit

NounEdit

plagen c

  1. definite singular of plage
  2. definite singular of plag

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (file)

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch plâgen, from Old Dutch plāgon.

VerbEdit

plagen

  1. to tease
  2. to trouble
  3. to torment
InflectionEdit
Inflection of plagen (weak)
infinitive plagen
past singular plaagde
past participle geplaagd
infinitive plagen
gerund plagen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular plaag plaagde
2nd person sing. (jij) plaagt plaagde
2nd person sing. (u) plaagt plaagde
2nd person sing. (gij) plaagt plaagde
3rd person singular plaagt plaagde
plural plagen plaagden
subjunctive sing.1 plage plaagde
subjunctive plur.1 plagen plaagden
imperative sing. plaag
imperative plur.1 plaagt
participles plagend geplaagd
1) Archaic.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: plagi
  • Negerhollands: plaag

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

NounEdit

plagen

  1. Plural form of plaag

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German plāgen (punish), from Late Latin plagare (hit, wound). Cognate with English plague, Dutch plagen, Spanish plagar.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈplaːɡn̩]
  • Hyphenation: pla‧gen
  • (file)

VerbEdit

plagen (weak, third-person singular present plagt, past tense plagte, past participle geplagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to plague

ConjugationEdit

Further readingEdit

  • plagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • plagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • plagen” in Duden online
  • plagen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch plāgon.

VerbEdit

plâgen

  1. to punish
  2. to torment, to torture

InflectionEdit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

DescendantsEdit

Further readingEdit

Norwegian BokmålEdit

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

plagen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of plage