zeven

Dutch

Etymology 1

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Cardinal: zeven     Ordinal: zevende

From Middle Dutch sēven, from Old Dutch sivun, sivon, from Proto-Germanic *sebun, from earlier *sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥, with -t added through influence of "nine" and "ten".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)/, /ˈzøː.və(n)/

• audio (Belgium):

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• audio (Netherlands):

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• Hyphenation: ze‧ven
• Rhymes: -eːvən

Numeral

zeven

1. seven

Alternative forms

• zeuven

Derived terms

• zevenmijlslaars
• zevenslaper

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sewe

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch sēven. Equivalent to zeef +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)/

• audio (Belgium):

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• audio (Netherlands):

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• Hyphenation: ze‧ven
• Rhymes: -eːvən

Verb

zeven

1. to sift, sieve, strain

   Synonyms: ziften, filtreren

Inflection

Conjugation of zeven (weak)
infinitive	zeven
past singular	zeefde
past participle	gezeefd
infinitive	zeven
gerund	zeven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zeef	zeefde
2nd person sing. (jij)	zeeft	zeefde
2nd person sing. (u)	zeeft	zeefde
2nd person sing. (gij)	zeeft	zeefde
3rd person singular	zeeft	zeefde
plural	zeven	zeefden
subjunctive sing.1	zeve	zeefde
subjunctive plur.1	zeven	zeefden
imperative sing.	zeef
imperative plur.1	zeeft
participles	zevend	gezeefd
1) Archaic.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)/

• audio (Belgium):

  (file)

• audio (Netherlands):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ze‧ven
• Rhymes: -eːvən

Noun

zeven

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of zeef

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch sēven, from Old Dutch sivun, sivon, from Proto-Germanic *sebun, from earlier *sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥, with -t added through influence of "nine" and "ten".

Numeral

zeven

1. seven