schilderen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schilderen. Equivalent to schilder +‎ -en. In medieval times, shields were often painted in the coat of arms of the wearer, the person who did this was named schilder. This person often took on the task of painting other things.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɪldərə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: schil‧de‧ren
• Rhymes: -ɪldərən

Verb

schilderen

1. (transitive) to paint

Conjugation

Conjugation of schilderen (weak)
infinitive	schilderen
past singular	schilderde
past participle	geschilderd
infinitive	schilderen
gerund	schilderen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	schilder	schilderde
2nd person sing. (jij)	schildert, schilder2	schilderde
2nd person sing. (u)	schildert	schilderde
2nd person sing. (gij)	schildert	schilderde
3rd person singular	schildert	schilderde
plural	schilderen	schilderden
subjunctive sing.1	schildere	schilderde
subjunctive plur.1	schilderen	schilderden
imperative sing.	schilder
imperative plur.1	schildert
participles	schilderend	geschilderd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• schildering
• afschilderen
• beschilderen
• brandschilderen

Related terms

• schilder

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skilder
• → German: schildern
• → Papiamentu: skilder (dated)

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From schildere +‎ -en.

Verb

schilderen

1. to paint a shield
2. (late) to paint (in general)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: schilderen
• Limburgish: sjèljere, sjiljere

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schilderen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN