wassen

See also: Wassen, Wassén, and Waßen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑsə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɑsən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wasschen, from Old Dutch wascan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water, wet”).

Verb

wassen

1. (transitive) to wash, to clean

Inflection

Conjugation of wassen (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive	wassen
past singular	waste
past participle	gewassen
infinitive	wassen
gerund	wassen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	was	waste
2nd person sing. (jij)	wast, was2	waste
2nd person sing. (u)	wast	waste
2nd person sing. (gij)	wast	waste
3rd person singular	wast	waste
plural	wassen	wasten
subjunctive sing.1	wasse	waste
subjunctive plur.1	wassen	wasten
imperative sing.	was
imperative plur.1	wast
participles	wassend	gewassen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afwassen
• bewassen
• verwassen
• wasbeurt
• wasgelegenheid
• wasmachine
• waswater

Descendants

• Afrikaans: was
• Berbice Creole Dutch: wasi
• Negerhollands: wasch, was
• Skepi Creole Dutch: was
• →? Sranan Tongo: wasi
  • → Aukan: wasi
  • → Saramaccan: wási

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch wassen, from Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to increase”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to increase”).

Verb

wassen

1. (intransitive, archaic) to grow, to rise, to increase, to become higher and/or bigger, to wax

   de wassende maan

   the waxing moon

Inflection

Conjugation of wassen (strong class 7)
infinitive	wassen
past singular	wies
past participle	gewassen
infinitive	wassen
gerund	wassen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	was	wies
2nd person sing. (jij)	wast, was2	wies
2nd person sing. (u)	wast	wies
2nd person sing. (gij)	wast	wiest
3rd person singular	wast	wies
plural	wassen	wiesen
subjunctive sing.1	wasse	wiese
subjunctive plur.1	wassen	wiesen
imperative sing.	was
imperative plur.1	wast
participles	wassend	gewassen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• bewassen
• gewas
• verwassen
• volwassen
• wasdom
• wassenaar

Etymology 3

From was +‎ -en.

Adjective

wassen (not comparable)

1. made of wax, waxen

Inflection

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

Etymology 4

From was +‎ -en.

Verb

wassen

1. (transitive) to rub wax on

Inflection

Conjugation of wassen (weak)
infinitive	wassen
past singular	waste
past participle	gewast
infinitive	wassen
gerund	wassen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	was	waste
2nd person sing. (jij)	wast, was2	waste
2nd person sing. (u)	wast	waste
2nd person sing. (gij)	wast	waste
3rd person singular	wast	waste
plural	wassen	wasten
subjunctive sing.1	wasse	waste
subjunctive plur.1	wassen	wasten
imperative sing.	was
imperative plur.1	wast
participles	wassend	gewast
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• bewassen
• verwassen

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Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon wahsan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsaną.

Verb

wassen

1. to wax, grow

Conjugation

Conjugation of wassen (class 7 strong verb)

infinitive	wassen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	wass	wuss
2nd person singular	wasss(t)	wusss(t)
3rd person singular	wass(t)	wuss
plural	wasst, wassen	wussen
imperative	present	—
singular	wass
plural	wasst
participle	present	past
	wassen	(e)wussen, gewussen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to increase”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to increase”).

Verb

wassen

1. to grow, to wax
2. to increase

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: wassen

Further reading

• “wassen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wassen (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III