wringen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wringen, from Old Dutch *wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvrɪŋə(n)/
  • audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Verb

wringen

  1. to wring
    kleren wringen -- wring clothes
  2. to twist
    iemand's arm wringen -- twist someone's arm
  3. to wrest
    iemand iets uit de handen wringen -- wrest from someone's hands
  4. to wriggle, to squirm, to writhe
    zich in allerlei bochten wringen -- wringle

Inflection

Conjugation of wringen (strong class 3)
infinitive wringen
past singular wrong
past participle gewrongen
infinitive wringen
gerund wringen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wring wrong
2nd person sing. (jij) wringt wrong
2nd person sing. (u) wringt wrong
2nd person sing. (gij) wringt wrongt
3rd person singular wringt wrong
plural wringen wrongen
subjunctive sing.1 wringe wronge
subjunctive plur.1 wringen wrongen
imperative sing. wring
imperative plur.1 wringt
participles wringend gewrongen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms


German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Saxon wringan, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *wringaną. German cognates include ringen, renken and würgen. Compare also Low German wringen, Dutch wringen, English wring.

Pronunciation

Verb

Template:de-verb-strong

  1. to wring (clothes)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną.

Verb

wringen

  1. (transitive) to wring
  2. (transitive) to wrest
  3. (transitive) to twist
  4. (intransitive) to wrestle, to struggle

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive wringen
3rd sg. past wranc
3rd pl. past wrongen
Past participle wrong
Infinitive wringen
In genitive wringens
In dative wringene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular wringe wranc
2nd singular wrincs, wringes wroncs, wronges
3rd singular wrinct, wringet wranc
1st plural wringen wrongen
2nd plural wrinct, wringet wronct, wronget
3rd plural wringen wrongen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular wringe wronge
2nd singular wrincs, wringes wronges
3rd singular wringe wronge
1st plural wringen wrongen
2nd plural wrinct, wringet wronget
3rd plural wringen wrongen
Imperative Present
Singular wrinc, wringe
Plural wrinct, wringet
Present Past
Participle wringende wrong

Descendants

  • Dutch: wringen
  • Limburgish: wringe

Further reading


Middle English

Verb

wringen

  1. Alternative form of wryngen