wezen

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Contents 1 Dutch 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Conjugation 1.2.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.2.3 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb form

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈʋeːzə(n)]

[edit] Etymology 1

Germanic, cognate with German Wesen 'being'

[edit] Noun

wezen n. (plural wezens, diminutive wezentje, diminutive plural wezentjes)

1. A being, creature
2. (used absolutely, with definite article: het wezen) The essence of something

[edit] Verb

wezen (irregular verb)

1. (intransitive) (obsolete in Flanders) To be.

[edit] Conjugation

[edit] Synonyms

• zijn
• (obsolete; colloquial in Holland) bennen

[edit] Derived terms

• wegwezen

[edit] Etymology 2

Germanic, cognate with German Waise 'orphan'

[edit] Noun

wezen

1. The plural of wees

[edit] Etymology 3

Germanic, cognate with German weisen 'to point, indicate'

[edit] Verb form

wezen

1. Plural past imperfect tense of wijzen