afhouden

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Dutch

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle Dutch afhouden. Equivalent to af +‎ houden.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌɦɑu̯.də(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: af‧hou‧den

Verb

[edit]

afhouden

  1. (transitive) to bar, to keep away
  2. (reflexive) to avoid [with van], to avoid being involved [with van ‘in’]
  3. (reflexive, intransitive) to keep one's distance, to stay at a distance
  4. (transitive, field hockey) to obstruct, to use a hockey stick to block an opponent's access to the hockey ball

Conjugation

[edit]
Conjugation of afhouden (strong class 7, slightly irregular, separable)
infinitive afhouden
past singular hield af
past participle afgehouden
infinitive afhouden
gerund afhouden n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular hou af, houd af hield af afhou, afhoud afhield
2nd person sing. (jij) houdt af, hou af2, houd af2 hield af afhoudt afhield
2nd person sing. (u) houdt af hield af afhoudt afhield
2nd person sing. (gij) houdt af hieldt af afhoudt afhieldt
3rd person singular houdt af hield af afhoudt afhield
plural houden af hielden af afhouden afhielden
subjunctive sing.1 houde af hielde af afhoude afhielde
subjunctive plur.1 houden af hielden af afhouden afhielden
imperative sing. hou af, houd af
imperative plur.1 houdt af
participles afhoudend afgehouden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Descendants

[edit]
  • Negerhollands: hou af, how af
  • Papiamentu: hou af (dated)