schutten

See also: schütten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schutten, from Old Dutch *skutten, from Proto-Germanic *skutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to drive, fall upon, rush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxʏtə(n)/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʏtən

Verb

schutten

1. (transitive) to stop, to hold back
2. (transitive) to protect, to cover
3. (transitive, nautical) to let pass through a sluice/lock

Inflection

Conjugation of schutten (weak)
infinitive	schutten
past singular	schutte
past participle	geschut
infinitive	schutten
gerund	schutten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	schut	schutte
2nd person sing. (jij)	schut	schutte
2nd person sing. (u)	schut	schutte
2nd person sing. (gij)	schut	schutte
3rd person singular	schut	schutte
plural	schutten	schutten
subjunctive sing.1	schutte	schutte
subjunctive plur.1	schutten	schutten
imperative sing.	schut
imperative plur.1	schut
participles	schuttend	geschut
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• (stop, hold back): tegenhouden
• (protect): beschutten

Derived terms

• schutting
• beschutten

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.