wijden
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wiën, from Old Dutch wīen, from Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną. The -d- is due to hypercorrection (regarding the frequent loss of intervocalic -d-).
Pronunciation
Verb
wijden
- to dedicate, devote
- Het Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is gewijd aan het werk van Van Gogh en zijn tijdgenoten.[1] — The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is dedicated to the work of Van Gogh and his contemporaries.
- to inaugurate
- to bless, sanctify
Inflection
Conjugation of wijden (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | wijden | |||
past singular | wijdde | |||
past participle | gewijd | |||
infinitive | wijden | |||
gerund | wijden n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | wijd | wijdde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | wijdt, wijd2 | wijdde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | wijdt | wijdde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | wijdt | wijdde | ||
3rd person singular | wijdt | wijdde | ||
plural | wijden | wijdden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | wijde | wijdde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | wijden | wijdden | ||
imperative sing. | wijd | |||
imperative plur.1 | wijdt | |||
participles | wijdend | gewijd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯dən
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