zweep

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zʋeːp/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zweep
  • Rhymes: -eːp

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch swepe.

Noun[edit]

zweep f (plural zwepen, diminutive zweepje n)

  1. A whip (lashing implement, notably single-tail)
  2. (figuratively) A whipping, corporal punishment
  3. (archaic, figurative) force, extreme pressure
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Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: sweep
  • Munsee: shuwíip
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

zweep

  1. inflection of zwepen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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