plagen

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Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

plagen c

  1. definite singular of plage
  2. definite singular of plag

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch plâgen, from Old Dutch plāgon.

Verb[edit]

plagen

  1. to tease
  2. to trouble
  3. to torment
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of plagen (weak)
infinitive plagen
past singular plaagde
past participle geplaagd
infinitive plagen
gerund plagen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular plaag plaagde
2nd person sing. (jij) plaagt plaagde
2nd person sing. (u) plaagt plaagde
2nd person sing. (gij) plaagt plaagde
3rd person singular plaagt plaagde
plural plagen plaagden
subjunctive sing.1 plage plaagde
subjunctive plur.1 plagen plaagden
imperative sing. plaag
imperative plur.1 plaagt
participles plagend geplaagd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: pla
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: plagi
  • Negerhollands: plaag

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

plagen

  1. plural of plaag

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German plāgen (punish), from Late Latin plagare (hit, wound). Cognate with English plague, Dutch plagen, Spanish plagar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈplaːɡn̩]
  • Hyphenation: pla‧gen
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

plagen (weak, third-person singular present plagt, past tense plagte, past participle geplagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to plague

Conjugation[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • plagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • plagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • plagen” in Duden online
  • plagen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch plāgon.

Verb[edit]

plâgen

  1. to punish
  2. to torment, to torture

Inflection[edit]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

plagen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of plage