slippen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slipperen, from the root of slijpen.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪpən

Noun

slippen

1. plural of slip

Verb

slippen

1. (intransitive) To slide, slip, lose one's traction

Inflection

Conjugation of slippen (weak)
infinitive	slippen
past singular	slipte
past participle	geslipt
infinitive	slippen
gerund	slippen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	slip	slipte
2nd person sing. (jij)	slipt, slip2	slipte
2nd person sing. (u)	slipt	slipte
2nd person sing. (gij)	slipt	slipte
3rd person singular	slipt	slipte
plural	slippen	slipten
subjunctive sing.1	slippe	slipte
subjunctive plur.1	slippen	slipten
imperative sing.	slip
imperative plur.1	slipt
participles	slippend	geslipt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• ontslippen
• slipgevaar n
• slipperig
• slipwerend

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: slip
• → Indonesian: selip
• → Papiamentu: slep, slip