zwepen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch swepen, from Old Dutch *swipon, *swipen, from Proto-Germanic *swipjaną (“to move”) and Proto-Germanic *swipǭ (“whip, lash”). Cognate with West Frisian swypkje (“to whip”), Middle English swippen (“to strike, move swiftly, glide”).
Verb edit
zwepen
- (transitive) to whip, flog, lash
- (figuratively, transitive) to drive forcefully
Inflection edit
| Inflection of zwepen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zwepen | |||
| past singular | zweepte | |||
| past participle | gezweept | |||
| infinitive | zwepen | |||
| gerund | zwepen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zweep | zweepte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zweept | zweepte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zweept | zweepte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zweept | zweepte | ||
| 3rd person singular | zweept | zweepte | ||
| plural | zwepen | zweepten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zwepe | zweepte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zwepen | zweepten | ||
| imperative sing. | zweep | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zweept | |||
| participles | zwepend | gezweept | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
- aanzwepen
- afzwepen
- omzwepen
- opzwepen
- overzwepen
- rondzwepen
- uitzwepen
- vastzwepen
- voortzwepen
- wegzwepen
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Negerhollands: swip
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
zwepen