spouwen
Dutch
editPronunciation
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Etymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch spuwen, from Old Dutch *spīwan, *spiuwan, from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną.
Verb
editspouwen
Usage notes
editThe word has a more informal undertone than its etymological variants spuwen and spugen. While these two variants only mean "to spit", spouwen can also mean "to vomit".
Inflection
editConjugation of spouwen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | spouwen | |||
past singular | spouwde | |||
past participle | gespouwd | |||
infinitive | spouwen | |||
gerund | spouwen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | spouw | spouwde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | spouwt, spouw2 | spouwde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | spouwt | spouwde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | spouwt | spouwde | ||
3rd person singular | spouwt | spouwde | ||
plural | spouwen | spouwden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | spouwe | spouwde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | spouwen | spouwden | ||
imperative sing. | spouw | |||
imperative plur.1 | spouwt | |||
participles | spouwend | gespouwd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle Dutch spouden, from Old Dutch *spaldan, from Proto-West Germanic *spaldan.
Verb
editspouwen
- (transitive, dated) to split, cleave
Inflection
editConjugation of spouwen (weak with strong past participle) | ||||
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infinitive | spouwen | |||
past singular | spouwde | |||
past participle | gespouwen | |||
infinitive | spouwen | |||
gerund | spouwen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | spouw | spouwde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | spouwt, spouw2 | spouwde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | spouwt | spouwde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | spouwt | spouwde | ||
3rd person singular | spouwt | spouwde | ||
plural | spouwen | spouwden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | spouwe | spouwde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | spouwen | spouwden | ||
imperative sing. | spouw | |||
imperative plur.1 | spouwt | |||
participles | spouwend | gespouwen | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Conjugation of spouwen (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | spouwen | |||
past singular | spouwde | |||
past participle | gespouwd | |||
infinitive | spouwen | |||
gerund | spouwen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | spouw | spouwde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | spouwt, spouw2 | spouwde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | spouwt | spouwde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | spouwt | spouwde | ||
3rd person singular | spouwt | spouwde | ||
plural | spouwen | spouwden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | spouwe | spouwde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | spouwen | spouwden | ||
imperative sing. | spouw | |||
imperative plur.1 | spouwt | |||
participles | spouwend | gespouwd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
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