zweep

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch swepe.

Noun

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
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: sweep
  • Munsee: shuwíip
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zweep

  1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of zwepen
  2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of zwepen

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