sneuvelen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch snevelen. By surface analysis, sneven +‎ -elen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsnøː.və.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: sneu‧ve‧len
  • Rhymes: -øːvələn

Verb

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sneuvelen

  1. (intransitive) to die in battle
    Synonym: vallen
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to perish, be eliminated
    Synonym: uitgeschakeld worden
  3. (ergative) to break

Conjugation

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Conjugation of sneuvelen (weak)
infinitive sneuvelen
past singular sneuvelde
past participle gesneuveld
infinitive sneuvelen
gerund sneuvelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular sneuvel sneuvelde
2nd person sing. (jij) sneuvelt, sneuvel2 sneuvelde
2nd person sing. (u) sneuvelt sneuvelde
2nd person sing. (gij) sneuvelt sneuvelde
3rd person singular sneuvelt sneuvelde
plural sneuvelen sneuvelden
subjunctive sing.1 sneuvele sneuvelde
subjunctive plur.1 sneuvelen sneuvelden
imperative sing. sneuvel
imperative plur.1 sneuvelt
participles sneuvelend gesneuveld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: sneuwel
  • West Frisian: sneuvelje