miauwen
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- miaauwen (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch mauwen, an onomatopoeia, cognate with High German mauen, miauen; parallel sound imitations include English meow, French miauler.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]miauwen
- (intransitive) To meow, make a feline's gentle, yet shrill type of cry
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of miauwen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | miauwen | |||
past singular | miauwde | |||
past participle | gemiauwd | |||
infinitive | miauwen | |||
gerund | miauwen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | miauw | miauwde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | miauwt, miauw2 | miauwde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | miauwt | miauwde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | miauwt | miauwde | ||
3rd person singular | miauwt | miauwde | ||
plural | miauwen | miauwden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | miauwe | miauwde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | miauwen | miauwden | ||
imperative sing. | miauw | |||
imperative plur.1 | miauwt | |||
participles | miauwend | gemiauwd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Papiamentu: miou
Noun
[edit]miauwen