werpen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch werpen, from Old Dutch werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛrpə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: wer‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɛrpən

Verb

werpen

1. (transitive) to throw
2. (transitive, of animals) to give birth

Inflection

Conjugation of werpen (strong class 3+7)
infinitive	werpen
past singular	wierp
past participle	geworpen
infinitive	werpen
gerund	werpen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	werp	wierp
2nd person sing. (jij)	werpt, werp2	wierp
2nd person sing. (u)	werpt	wierp
2nd person sing. (gij)	werpt	wierpt
3rd person singular	werpt	wierp
plural	werpen	wierpen
subjunctive sing.1	werpe	wierpe
subjunctive plur.1	werpen	wierpen
imperative sing.	werp
imperative plur.1	werpt
participles	werpend	geworpen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

• gooien

Derived terms

• afwerpen
• inwerpen
• ontwerpen
• omverwerpen
• tegenwerpen
• tussenwerpen
• uitwerpen
• verwerpen
• wegwerpen

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Verb

werpen

1. to throw
2. to cast off, to lose
3. to give birth (of animals)
4. to damage, to hurt by throwing something (such as stones)
5. to stone, to kill by throwing something (such as stones)

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	werpen
3rd sg. past	warp
3rd pl. past	worpen
Past participle	worp
Infinitive	werpen
In genitive	werpens
In dative	werpene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	werpe	warp
2nd singular	werps, werpes	worps, worpes
3rd singular	werpt, werpet	warp
1st plural	werpen	worpen
2nd plural	werpt, werpet	worpt, worpet
3rd plural	werpen	worpen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	werpe	worpe
2nd singular	werps, werpes	worpes
3rd singular	werpe	worpe
1st plural	werpen	worpen
2nd plural	werpt, werpet	worpet
3rd plural	werpen	worpen
Imperative	Present
Singular	werp, werpe
Plural	werpt, werpet
	Present	Past
Participle	werpende	worp

Descendants

• Dutch: werpen
• Limburgish: wèrpe

Further reading

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