treden

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtreːdə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: tre‧den
• Rhymes: -eːdən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch trēden, from Old Dutch tredan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną. Cognate with English tread.

Verb

treden

1. (intransitive) to tread, step

Inflection

Inflection of treden (strong class 5)
infinitive	treden
past singular	trad
past participle	getreden
infinitive	treden
gerund	treden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	treed	trad
2nd person sing. (jij)	treedt	trad
2nd person sing. (u)	treedt	trad
2nd person sing. (gij)	treedt	traadt
3rd person singular	treedt	trad
plural	treden	traden
subjunctive sing.1	trede	trade
subjunctive plur.1	treden	traden
imperative sing.	treed
imperative plur.1	treedt
participles	tredend	getreden
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aantreden
• aftreden
• betreden
• in werking treden
• intreden
• optreden
• overtreden
• terugtreden
• toetreden
• vertreden

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

treden

1. plural of tred

Noun

treden

1. plural of trede
2. plural of tree

Anagrams

• terend

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch tredan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną.

Verb

trēden

1. to tread, to step
2. to tread/step on

Inflection

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Alternative forms

• terden (with metathesis)

Descendants

• Dutch: treden
• Limburgish: traeje

Further reading

• “terden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “treden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English tredan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną.

Alternative forms

• trede, treedyn, treede, treeden

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɛːdən/

Verb

treden

1. To place one's foot on something; to lay a step on something:
   1. To stomp or walk with great force; to crush underfoot or trample upon.
   2. To compress or process by stomping or trampling.
   3. To leave a mark or trail by placing one's feet.
2. To travel or go somewhere on foot; to journey.
3. To walk or move atop or on a surface or thing.
4. To ruin or devastate; to bring to destruction.
5. To debase or humiliate; to bring someone low.
6. To have sex; to copulate (used of male birds)

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7. (rare) To look for; to search or try to find.

Conjugation

Conjugation of treden (strong class 5/4)

infinitive	(to) treden, trede
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	trede	trad, tred
2nd-person singular	tredest	trede, trade, trad, tred
3rd-person singular	tredeth	trad, tred
subjunctive singular	trede	trede1, trade1
imperative singular		—
plural2	treden, trede	treden, trede, traden, trade
imperative plural	tredeth, trede	—
participles	tredynge, tredende	treden, trede, troden, trode, ytrode, ytrede

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• tred
• tredel
• tredynge

Descendants

• English: tread
• Scots: trad, tred
• Yola: trad

References

• “trēden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-3.

Etymology 2

From tred +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

treden

1. plural of tred

Norwegian Nynorsk

Participle

treden (neuter trede or tredi, definite singular and plural tredne)

1. (non-standard since 1991) past participle of tre, treda and trede
2. (non-standard since 1985) past participle of trå (Etymology 3)

Anagrams

• derten, nerdet, tredne, trende

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtre.den/

Verb

treden

1. first/second/third-person plural present subjunctive of tredan

Participle

treden

1. past participle of tredan

Alternative forms

• ġetreden