spinnen
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch spinnen, from Old Dutch *spinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnan, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.
Verb
editspinnen
Inflection
editConjugation of spinnen (strong class 3a) | ||||
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infinitive | spinnen | |||
past singular | spon | |||
past participle | gesponnen | |||
infinitive | spinnen | |||
gerund | spinnen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | spin | spon | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | spint, spin2 | spon | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | spint | spon | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | spint | spont | ||
3rd person singular | spint | spon | ||
plural | spinnen | sponnen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | spinne | sponne | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | spinnen | sponnen | ||
imperative sing. | spin | |||
imperative plur.1 | spint | |||
participles | spinnend | gesponnen | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editVerb
editspinnen
Inflection
editConjugation of spinnen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | spinnen | |||
past singular | spinde | |||
past participle | gespind | |||
infinitive | spinnen | |||
gerund | spinnen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | spin | spinde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | spint, spin2 | spinde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | spint | spinde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | spint | spinde | ||
3rd person singular | spint | spinde | ||
plural | spinnen | spinden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | spinne | spinde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | spinnen | spinden | ||
imperative sing. | spin | |||
imperative plur.1 | spint | |||
participles | spinnend | gespind | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Etymology 2
editNoun
editspinnen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German spinnen, from Old High German spinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnan.
Compare Low German spinnen, Dutch spinnen, English spin, Danish spinde, Swedish spinna, Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (spinnan).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editspinnen (class 3 strong or weak, third-person singular present spinnt, past tense spann or (also) sponn or (colloquial) spinnte, past participle gesponnen or (colloquial) gespinnt, past subjunctive spänne or spönne, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to spin (a thread, a web, a cocoon, etc.)
- 1910, Karl May, Mein Leben und Streben[1]:
- Die Mutter meiner Mutter scheuerte für die Leute und spann Watte.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive, figuratively) to develop, extend (a thought, story, etc.)
- (transitive, thus especially) to exaggerate (an event), to fabricate (something untrue)
- (intransitive, informal) to act or talk strangely, foolishly, (of a machine also) to malfunction
- (intransitive, informal) to be crazy, to freak out
- (intransitive, regional, of a cat) to purr
- Synonym: (the normal word) schnurren
Usage notes
edit- The verb is generally strong. The prescribed preterite is spann, but sponn (which avoids the homonymy with spannen) is widely attestable in edited sources.
- The weak forms spinnte, gespinnt are heard alternatively in the informal senses “be crazy, act strangely”. (The preterite spinnte is rarely met with also in other senses.)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | spinnen | ||||
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present participle | spinnend | ||||
past participle | gesponnen gespinnt1 | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich spinne | wir spinnen | i | ich spinne | wir spinnen |
du spinnst | ihr spinnt | du spinnest | ihr spinnet | ||
er spinnt | sie spinnen | er spinne | sie spinnen | ||
preterite | ich spann ich sponn ich spinnte1 |
wir spannen wir sponnen wir spinnten1 |
ii | ich spänne2 ich spönne2 |
wir spännen2 wir spönnen2 |
du spannst du sponnst du spinntest1 |
ihr spannt ihr sponnt ihr spinntet1 |
du spännest2 du spännst2 du spönnest2 du spönnst2 |
ihr spännet2 ihr spännt2 ihr spönnet2 ihr spönnt2 | ||
er spann er sponn er spinnte1 |
sie spannen sie sponnen sie spinnten1 |
er spänne2 er spönne2 |
sie spännen2 sie spönnen2 | ||
imperative | spinn (du) spinne (du) |
spinnt (ihr) |
1Colloquial.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Colloquial.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
editMiddle Dutch
editEtymology
editVerb
editspinnen
Inflection
editStrong class 3 | ||
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Infinitive | spinnen | |
3rd sg. past | span | |
3rd pl. past | sponnen | |
Past participle | gesponnen | |
Infinitive | spinnen | |
In genitive | spinnens | |
In dative | spinnene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | spinne | span |
2nd singular | spins, spinnes | spons, sponnes |
3rd singular | spint, spinnet | span |
1st plural | spinnen | sponnen |
2nd plural | spint, spinnet | spont, sponnet |
3rd plural | spinnen | sponnen |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | spinne | sponne |
2nd singular | spins, spinnes | sponnes |
3rd singular | spinne | sponne |
1st plural | spinnen | sponnen |
2nd plural | spint, spinnet | sponnet |
3rd plural | spinnen | sponnen |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | spin, spinne | |
Plural | spint, spinnet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | spinnende | gesponnen |
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “spinnen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “spinnen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English spinnan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editspinnen
- To spin or convert fibre into yarn.
- 1381 June 12, John Ball, Sermon at Blackheath:
- Whan Adam dalf, and Eve span; / Wo was thanne a gentilman?
- When Adam delved and Eve spun; / Who was a nobleman then?
- To make fabric or fabric garments out of fibre.
- To make a spiderweb or cobweb.
- To go in a hurry; to sprint.
- To select or decide a individual's fate.
- (rare) To flow forth with haste.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | (to) spinnen, spinne | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | spinne | span | |
2nd-person singular | spinnest | spunne, spanne, span | |
3rd-person singular | spinneth | span | |
subjunctive singular | spinne | spunne1, spanne1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | spinnen, spinne | spunnen, spunne, spannen, spanne | |
imperative plural | spinneth, spinne | — | |
participles | spinnynge, spinnende | spunnen, spunne |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “spinnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-25.
West Frisian
editNoun
editspinnen
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- enm:Fibers
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