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wenen

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See also: Wenen and weñen

Cornish

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Noun

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wenen

  1. Soft mutation of gwenen.
  2. Mixed mutation after 'th of gwenen.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch wênen, from Old Dutch wēnon, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną. Cognate to German weinen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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wenen

  1. (intransitive, formal) to cry, weep, shed tears
    Synonyms: huilen, (informal) janken, (formal) schreien

Conjugation

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Conjugation of wenen (weak)
infinitive wenen
past singular weende
past participle geweend
infinitive wenen
gerund wenen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ween weende
2nd person sing. (jij) weent, ween2 weende
2nd person sing. (u) weent weende
2nd person sing. (gij) weent weende
3rd person singular weent weende
plural wenen weenden
subjunctive sing.1 wene weende
subjunctive plur.1 wenen weenden
imperative sing. ween
imperative plur.1 weent
participles wenend geweend
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch wēnon, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną.

Verb

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wênen

  1. to cry, to weep

Inflection

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Conjugation of wênen (weak)
infinitive base form wênen
genitive wênens
dative wênene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular wêne wêne
2nd person singular wêens, wênes wêens, wênes
3rd person singular wêent, wênet wêne
1st person plural wênen wênen
2nd person plural wêent, wênet wêent, wênet
3rd person plural wênen wênen
imperative
singular wêen, wêne
plural wêent, wênet
present past
participle wênende

Alternative forms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: wenen
  • Limburgish: weine, wiene, wèène

Further reading

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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wēnen

  1. plural present subjunctive of wēnan

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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wenen

  1. Soft mutation of gwenen.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gwenen
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwenen wenen ngwenen unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.