spuwen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spuwen, from Old Dutch *spīwan, *spiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyēw- (“to spit, vomit”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -yu̯ən

Verb

spuwen

1. to spit

Inflection

Conjugation of spuwen (weak)
infinitive	spuwen
past singular	spuwde
past participle	gespuwd
infinitive	spuwen
gerund	spuwen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	spuw	spuwde
2nd person sing. (jij)	spuwt, spuw2	spuwde
2nd person sing. (u)	spuwt	spuwde
2nd person sing. (gij)	spuwt	spuwde
3rd person singular	spuwt	spuwde
plural	spuwen	spuwden
subjunctive sing.1	spuwe	spuwde
subjunctive plur.1	spuwen	spuwden
imperative sing.	spuw
imperative plur.1	spuwt
participles	spuwend	gespuwd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Alternative forms

• spouwen
• spugen

Derived terms

• bespuwen

Descendants

• → Saramaccan: pío

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *spīwan, *spiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan.

Verb

spuwen

1. to spit, to spew
2. to vomit

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• spiën
• spouwen
• spuën

Descendants

• Dutch: spuwen, spouwen, spuien, spugen
  • Afrikaans: spu, spuug, spoeg
• Limburgish: spieje

Further reading

• “spuwen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “spuwen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN