Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈspulə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: spoe‧len
  • Rhymes: -ulən

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch spoelen, from Old Dutch *spuolen, from Proto-West Germanic *spōlijan.

Verb edit

spoelen

  1. (transitive) to rinse, to wash up
  2. (transitive) to flush
  3. (intransitive) to stream, to wash, to flow
    Synonym: stromen
Inflection edit
Inflection of spoelen (weak)
infinitive spoelen
past singular spoelde
past participle gespoeld
infinitive spoelen
gerund spoelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spoel spoelde
2nd person sing. (jij) spoelt spoelde
2nd person sing. (u) spoelt spoelde
2nd person sing. (gij) spoelt spoelde
3rd person singular spoelt spoelde
plural spoelen spoelden
subjunctive sing.1 spoele spoelde
subjunctive plur.1 spoelen spoelden
imperative sing. spoel
imperative plur.1 spoelt
participles spoelend gespoeld
1) Archaic.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: spoel
  • Negerhollands: spoel, spuel
  • Sranan Tongo: spuru

Etymology 2 edit

From spoel +‎ -en.

Verb edit

spoelen

  1. (transitive, of a tape) to wind
Inflection edit
Inflection of spoelen (weak)
infinitive spoelen
past singular spoelde
past participle gespoeld
infinitive spoelen
gerund spoelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spoel spoelde
2nd person sing. (jij) spoelt spoelde
2nd person sing. (u) spoelt spoelde
2nd person sing. (gij) spoelt spoelde
3rd person singular spoelt spoelde
plural spoelen spoelden
subjunctive sing.1 spoele spoelde
subjunctive plur.1 spoelen spoelden
imperative sing. spoel
imperative plur.1 spoelt
participles spoelend gespoeld
1) Archaic.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

spoelen

  1. plural of spoel

Anagrams edit