wenen
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Noun
wenen
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wênen, from Old Dutch wēnon, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną. Cognate to German weinen.
Pronunciation
Verb
wenen
- (intransitive, formal) to cry, weep, shed tears
Conjugation
| Conjugation of wenen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wenen | |||
| past singular | weende | |||
| past participle | geweend | |||
| infinitive | wenen | |||
| gerund | wenen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ween | weende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | weent, ween2 | weende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | weent | weende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | weent | weende | ||
| 3rd person singular | weent | weende | ||
| plural | wenen | weenden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wene | weende | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wenen | weenden | ||
| imperative sing. | ween | |||
| imperative plur.1 | weent | |||
| participles | wenend | geweend | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- bewenen
- wener
- wenerig
- geween
Anagrams
Etymology
From Old Dutch wēnon, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną.
Verb
wênen
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | wênen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | wênen | |
| In genitive | wênens | |
| In dative | wênene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | wêne | — |
| 2nd singular | wêens, wênes | — |
| 3rd singular | wêent, wênet | — |
| 1st plural | wênen | — |
| 2nd plural | wêent, wênet | — |
| 3rd plural | wênen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | wêne | — |
| 2nd singular | wêens, wênes | — |
| 3rd singular | wêne | — |
| 1st plural | wênen | — |
| 2nd plural | wêent, wênet | — |
| 3rd plural | wênen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | wêen, wêne | |
| Plural | wêent, wênet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | wênende | — |
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
- “wenen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wenen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Pronunciation
Verb
wēnen
Pronunciation
Verb
wenen
- Soft mutation of gwenen.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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