houten

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑu̯.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: hou‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯tən

Etymology 1

From hout +‎ -en.

Adjective

houten (not comparable)

1. wooden, made of wood

   een houten been — a wooden leg

Inflection

Inflection of houten
uninflected	houten
inflected	houten
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	houten
	n. sing.	houten
	plural	houten
definite		houten
partitive

Etymology 2

From hout +‎ -en.

Verb

houten

1. (transitive) to paint something, so as to give the impression that it is made of beautifully figured wood.

Inflection

Inflection of houten (weak)
infinitive	houten
past singular	houtte
past participle	gehout
infinitive	houten
gerund	houten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hout	houtte
2nd person sing. (jij)	hout	houtte
2nd person sing. (u)	hout	houtte
2nd person sing. (gij)	hout	houtte
3rd person singular	hout	houtte
plural	houten	houtten
subjunctive sing.1	houte	houtte
subjunctive plur.1	houten	houtten
imperative sing.	hout
imperative plur.1	hout
participles	houtend	gehout
1) Archaic.

See also

• marmeren

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

houten

1. (obsolete) plural of hout.

See also

• hout
• verhouten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• whoten

Etymology

Of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuːtən/, /ˈhwoːtən/

Verb

houten

1. To shout, call or cry out.

Conjugation

Conjugation of houten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) houten, houte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	houte	houted
2nd-person singular	houtest	houtedest
3rd-person singular	houteth	houted
subjunctive singular	houte
imperative singular		—
plural1	houten, houte	houteden, houtede
imperative plural	houteth, houte	—
participles	houtynge, houtende	houted, yhouted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• houting

References

• “hǒuten, whọ̄ten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.