spinnen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɪnə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: spin‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɪnən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch spinnen, from Old Dutch *spinnan, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.

Verb

spinnen

  1. to spin: make yarn by twisting and winding fibres together
Inflection
Conjugation of spinnen (strong class 3)
infinitive spinnen
past singular spon
past participle gesponnen
infinitive spinnen
gerund spinnen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spin spon
2nd person sing. (jij) spint spon
2nd person sing. (u) spint spon
2nd person sing. (gij) spint spont
3rd person singular spint spon
plural spinnen sponnen
subjunctive sing.1 spinne sponne
subjunctive plur.1 spinnen sponnen
imperative sing. spin
imperative plur.1 spint
participles spinnend gesponnen
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Verb

spinnen

  1. to purr
  2. to tell stories, fib, lie
Inflection
Conjugation of spinnen (weak)
infinitive spinnen
past singular spinde
past participle gespind
infinitive spinnen
gerund spinnen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spin spinde
2nd person sing. (jij) spint spinde
2nd person sing. (u) spint spinde
2nd person sing. (gij) spint spinde
3rd person singular spint spinde
plural spinnen spinden
subjunctive sing.1 spinne spinde
subjunctive plur.1 spinnen spinden
imperative sing. spin
imperative plur.1 spint
participles spinnend gespind
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

Noun

spinnen

  1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of spin

German

Etymology

From Middle High German spinnen, from Old High German spinnan, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną. Compare Low German spinnen, Dutch spinnen, English spin, Danish spinde, Swedish spinna, Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (spinnan).

Pronunciation

Verb

Template:de-verb-strong

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to spin (a thread, a web, a cocoon, etc.)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to fabricate (an untrue story)
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to be crazy
  4. (intransitive, colloquial) to act or talk foolishly
  5. (intransitive, colloquial) to freak out
  6. (intransitive, figuratively, of a cat) to purr

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *spinnan, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.

Verb

spinnen

  1. to spin, to make yarn by twisting and winding fibres together
  2. to spin (web, silk etc.)

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive spinnen
3rd sg. past span
3rd pl. past sponnen
Past participle sponn
Infinitive spinnen
In genitive spinnens
In dative spinnene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular spinne span
2nd singular spins, spinnes spons, sponnes
3rd singular spint, spinnet span
1st plural spinnen sponnen
2nd plural spint, spinnet spont, sponnet
3rd plural spinnen sponnen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular spinne sponne
2nd singular spins, spinnes sponnes
3rd singular spinne sponne
1st plural spinnen sponnen
2nd plural spint, spinnet sponnet
3rd plural spinnen sponnen
Imperative Present
Singular spin, spinne
Plural spint, spinnet
Present Past
Participle spinnende sponn

Descendants

  • Dutch: spinnen
  • Limburgish: spinne

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English spinnan, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

spinnen

  1. To spin or convert fibre into yarn.
    • 1381 June 12, John Ball, Sermon at Blackheath:
      Whan Adam dalf, and Eve span; / Wo was thanne a gentilman?
      When Adam delved and Eve spun; / Who was a nobleman then?
  2. To make fabric or fabric garments out of fibre.
  3. To make a spiderweb or cobweb.
  4. To go in a hurry; to sprint.
  5. To select or decide a individual's fate.
  6. (rare) To flow forth with haste.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of spinnen (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) spinnen
indicative present past
1st person singular spinne span
2nd person singular spinnest span, *spanest
3rd person singular spinneþ, spinneth span
plural spinnen spunnen, *spannen
subjunctive present past
singular spinne span
plural spinnen spunnen, *spannen
imperative present
singular spinne
plural spinneþ, spinneth
participle present past
spinnende, spinninge (y)sponnen, (y)spunnen

Derived terms

Descendants

References

West Frisian

Noun

spinnen

  1. plural of spin
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