gewinnen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gewinnen, from Old Dutch giwinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gawinnan, from Proto-Germanic *gawinnaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
gewinnen (archaic)
- (transitive or intransitive) to acquire
Inflection
Conjugation of gewinnen (strong class 3, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | gewinnen | |||
past singular | gewon | |||
past participle | gewonnen | |||
infinitive | gewinnen | |||
gerund | gewinnen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | gewin | gewon | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | gewint, gewin2 | gewon | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | gewint | gewon | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | gewint | gewont | ||
3rd person singular | gewint | gewon | ||
plural | gewinnen | gewonnen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | gewinne | gewonne | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | gewinnen | gewonnen | ||
imperative sing. | gewin | |||
imperative plur.1 | gewint | |||
participles | gewinnend | gewonnen | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gewinnen, winnen, from Old High German winnan, giwinnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Cognate with Dutch winnen, Low German winnen, Old English ġewinnan, winnan (whence English win), Norwegian vinne, Swedish vinna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈvɪnən/, [ɡəˈvɪ-], [ɡəˈʋɪ-], [-nən], [-nn̩]
audio (Germany): (file) audio (Austria): (file)
Verb
- (intransitive) to win; to be victorious
- (transitive) to win something; to gain
- (transitive) to win over; to persuade
- (transitive) to win or extract a resource
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (be victorious): Gewinner sein; siegen; Sieger sein/bleiben; siegreich sein/bleiben
- (gain): einnehmen; erlangen; erreichen; für sich beanspruchen (können); in Beschlag nehmen
- (persuade): überzeugen; auf seine Seite ziehen
- (extract): abbauen; fördern
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gewinnen” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German gewenen, from Old High German giwennen. Cognate with German gewöhnen, Dutch gewennen.
Pronunciation
Verb
gewinnen (third-person singular present gewinnt, past participle gewinnt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive, with preposition un) to get used to, to become accustomed to
Conjugation
Regular | ||
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infinitive | gewinnen | |
participle | gewinnt | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | gewinnen | — |
2nd singular | gewinns | gewinn |
3rd singular | gewinnt | — |
1st plural | gewinnen | — |
2nd plural | gewinnt | gewinnt |
3rd plural | gewinnen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch giwinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gawinnan, from Proto-Germanic *gawinnaną. Equivalent to ge- + winnen.
Verb
gewinnen
Inflection
Strong class 3 | ||
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Infinitive | gewinnen | |
3rd sg. past | gewan | |
3rd pl. past | gewonnen | |
Past participle | wonn | |
Infinitive | gewinnen | |
In genitive | gewinnens | |
In dative | gewinnene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | gewinne | gewan |
2nd singular | gewins, gewinnes | gewons, gewonnes |
3rd singular | gewint, gewinnet | gewan |
1st plural | gewinnen | gewonnen |
2nd plural | gewint, gewinnet | gewont, gewonnet |
3rd plural | gewinnen | gewonnen |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | gewinne | gewonne |
2nd singular | gewins, gewinnes | gewonnes |
3rd singular | gewinne | gewonne |
1st plural | gewinnen | gewonnen |
2nd plural | gewint, gewinnet | gewonnet |
3rd plural | gewinnen | gewonnen |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | gewin, gewinne | |
Plural | gewint, gewinnet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | gewinnende | wonn |
Descendants
- Dutch: gewinnen
Further reading
- “ghewinnen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “gewinnen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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