openen
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch ōpenen, from Old Dutch opanon, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną. Equivalent to open + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
openen
- (transitive) to open
- Antonym: sluiten
Conjugation
| Conjugation of openen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | openen | |||
| past singular | opende | |||
| past participle | geopend | |||
| infinitive | openen | |||
| gerund | openen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | open | opende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | opent, open2 | opende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | opent | opende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | opent | opende | ||
| 3rd person singular | opent | opende | ||
| plural | openen | openden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | opene | opende | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | openen | openden | ||
| imperative sing. | open | |||
| imperative plur.1 | opent | |||
| participles | openend | geopend | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology
From Old Dutch opanon, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn. Equivalent to ōpen + -en.
Verb
ōpenen
- to open, to make open
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
- “openen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “openen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Etymology
From Old English openian (“to open”). More at open.
Verb
openen (third-person singular simple present openeth, present participle openende, openynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle opened)
- to open
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) openen, opene | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | opene | opened | |
| 2nd-person singular | openest | openedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | openeth | opened | |
| subjunctive singular | opene | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | openen, opene | openeden, openede | |
| imperative plural | openeth, opene | — | |
| participles | openynge, openende | opened, yopened | |
Conjugation of openen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
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