pleiten

See also: Pleiten

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɛi̯tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: pleiten
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯tən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pleiten, from Old French plaider, with t under influence of the noun pleit (modern pleit).

Verb

pleiten

1. (intransitive) to plead, to argue; to act as attorney in court.
2. (transitive) to plead a legal case in court.

Inflection

Inflection of pleiten (weak)
infinitive	pleiten
past singular	pleitte
past participle	gepleit
infinitive	pleiten
gerund	pleiten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	pleit	pleitte
2nd person sing. (jij)	pleit	pleitte
2nd person sing. (u)	pleit	pleitte
2nd person sing. (gij)	pleit	pleitte
3rd person singular	pleit	pleitte
plural	pleiten	pleitten
subjunctive sing.1	pleite	pleitte
subjunctive plur.1	pleiten	pleitten
imperative sing.	pleit
imperative plur.1	pleit
participles	pleitend	gepleit
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• bepleiten
• pleiter
• pleitgeding
• pleitnota
• pleitzaak
• vrijpleiten

Related terms

• pleidooi
• pleit

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

pleiten

1. plural of pleit