heulen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
First attested in the sixteenth century. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
heulen
- (intransitive) To conspire
Inflection
Conjugation of heulen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | heulen | |||
past singular | heulde | |||
past participle | geheuld | |||
infinitive | heulen | |||
gerund | heulen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | heul | heulde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | heult | heulde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | heult | heulde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | heult | heulde | ||
3rd person singular | heult | heulde | ||
plural | heulen | heulden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | heule | heulde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | heulen | heulden | ||
imperative sing. | heul | |||
imperative plur.1 | heult | |||
participles | heulend | geheuld | ||
1) Archaic. |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
heulen
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of heul
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hiulen, from Old High German hūwilōn, related with the noun hūwila (“owl”). Cognate with Dutch huilen, English howl.
Pronunciation
Verb
- to howl, to whine (make a loud, usually high-pitched sound)
- (sometimes informal or derogatory) to weep, to cry (see usage notes)
Usage notes
- Both in colloquial and literary German, heulen often has a deprecatory tone, implying that the weeping is unjustified and exaggerated. However, in the vernacular it is also commonly used as an entirely neutral synonym of weinen. So one could say in an affectionate and consoling manner: Ach Schatz... jetzt heul doch nicht! Komm her zu mir! (“Oh honey... now don’t cry! Come to me!”). In literary German, heulen is used neutrally only for very intense or desperate weeping, especially referring to small children.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (weep): weinen
Further reading
- “heulen” in Duden online
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