Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -irən

Noun edit

spieren

  1. plural of spier

Verb edit

spieren

  1. (intransitive, reflexive, Suriname, vulgar) to have a hard-on, to have an erection

Inflection edit

Inflection of spieren (weak)
infinitive spieren
past singular spierde
past participle gespierd
infinitive spieren
gerund spieren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spier spierde
2nd person sing. (jij) spiert spierde
2nd person sing. (u) spiert spierde
2nd person sing. (gij) spiert spierde
3rd person singular spiert spierde
plural spieren spierden
subjunctive sing.1 spiere spierde
subjunctive plur.1 spieren spierden
imperative sing. spier
imperative plur.1 spiert
participles spierend gespierd
1) Archaic.

Luxembourgish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German spürn, from Old High German spurien, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną. Cognate with German spüren, Dutch speuren, Old English spyrian, Icelandic spyrja.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpiːren/, [ˈʃpiə̯.ʀən], [ˈʃpiː.ʀən]

Verb edit

spieren (third-person singular present spiert, past participle gespuert or gespiert, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to feel, to touch
    • 2010, “Crémant an der Chamber”‎[1]performed by Serge Tonnar:
      Jidderee schwätzt vun der Kris, ech spieren se awer net sou richteg.
      Vläicht läit dat och u menger Analys, do ass d’Ekonomie net grad sou wichteg.
      Everybody’s talking about the crisis, but I don’t really feel it.
      Maybe it’s because of my analysis, in which the economy is not quite as important
  2. (reflexive) to feel

Conjugation edit

Regular
infinitive spieren
participle gespuert
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular spieren
2nd singular spiers spier
3rd singular spiert
1st plural spieren
2nd plural spiert spiert
3rd plural spieren
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms edit