plassen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɑ.sə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: plas‧sen
• Rhymes: -ɑsən

Etymology 1

From earlier plasschen, ultimately of imitative origin.

Related to Middle Low German plasken, plassen (“to splash”), West Frisian plaskje (“to splash, splatter”), German plaschen (“to splash”). Related also to Dutch plas (“pool”), English plash (“pool, puddle”).

Verb

plassen

1. (intransitive) to urinate

   Ik moet nodig plassen. ― I urgently need to urinate.

2. (transitive) to secrete (something) in urine

   De patiënt plast bloed. ― The patient is secreting blood in his urine.

Conjugation

Conjugation of plassen (weak)
infinitive	plassen
past singular	plaste
past participle	geplast
infinitive	plassen
gerund	plassen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	plas	plaste
2nd person sing. (jij)	plast, plas2	plaste
2nd person sing. (u)	plast	plaste
2nd person sing. (gij)	plast	plaste
3rd person singular	plast	plaste
plural	plassen	plasten
subjunctive sing.1	plasse	plaste
subjunctive plur.1	plassen	plasten
imperative sing.	plas
imperative plur.1	plast
participles	plassend	geplast
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• plasangst
• plaskruis
• plaskrul
• plaspauze
• plasser
• uitplassen
• wildplassen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: plas (“to splash”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

plassen

1. plural of plas

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

plassen m

1. definite singular of plass

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

plassen m

1. definite singular of plass

West Frisian

Noun

plassen

1. plural of plasse