zeuren

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzøː.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: zeu‧ren
• Rhymes: -øːrən

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Perhaps related to Dutch sudderen (“to simmer”) and German sudern, or to Middle Dutch sōren (“to sour, become acidic”).

Verb

zeuren

1. (intransitive) to whine, to complain in an unpleasant manner

   Synonyms: zagen, zaniken, zeiken

2. (intransitive) to persist

Inflection

Conjugation of zeuren (weak)
infinitive	zeuren
past singular	zeurde
past participle	gezeurd
infinitive	zeuren
gerund	zeuren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zeur	zeurde
2nd person sing. (jij)	zeurt, zeur2	zeurde
2nd person sing. (u)	zeurt	zeurde
2nd person sing. (gij)	zeurt	zeurde
3rd person singular	zeurt	zeurde
plural	zeuren	zeurden
subjunctive sing.1	zeure	zeurde
subjunctive plur.1	zeuren	zeurden
imperative sing.	zeur
imperative plur.1	zeurt
participles	zeurend	gezeurd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• gezeur
• zeur
• zeurderig
• zeurkont
• zeurkous
• zeurpiet

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: seur

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

zeuren

1. plural of zeur

Anagrams

• reuzen