aaien

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːi̯ə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: aai‧en
• Rhymes: -aːi̯ən

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Verb

aaien

1. (transitive) to stroke, to caress, to pet

Inflection

Conjugation of aaien (weak)
infinitive	aaien
past singular	aaide
past participle	geaaid
infinitive	aaien
gerund	aaien n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	aai	aaide
2nd person sing. (jij)	aait	aaide
2nd person sing. (u)	aait	aaide
2nd person sing. (gij)	aait	aaide
3rd person singular	aait	aaide
plural	aaien	aaiden
subjunctive sing.1	aaie	aaide
subjunctive plur.1	aaien	aaiden
imperative sing.	aai
imperative plur.1	aait
participles	aaiend	geaaid
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aaibaar
• aaiing

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

aaien

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of aai

Anagrams

• naaie

Further reading

• Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “aaien”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːjən/

Noun

aaien

1. plural of aai