blussen

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch blusschen, from earlier bleschen. Equivalent to be- +‎ lessen, but with loss of the unstressed vowel of the unstressed syllable.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblʏsə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: blus‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ʏsən

Verb

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blussen

  1. (transitive) to extinguish, to put out

Conjugation

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Conjugation of blussen (weak)
infinitive blussen
past singular bluste
past participle geblust
infinitive blussen
gerund blussen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular blus bluste
2nd person sing. (jij) blust, blus2 bluste
2nd person sing. (u) blust bluste
2nd person sing. (gij) blust bluste
3rd person singular blust bluste
plural blussen blusten
subjunctive sing.1 blusse bluste
subjunctive plur.1 blussen blusten
imperative sing. blus
imperative plur.1 blust
participles blussend geblust
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: blus