breien

See also: Breien and bréien

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch breiden, from Old Dutch *bregdan, from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛi̯ə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: brei‧en
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən

Verb

breien

  1. (transitive) to knit

Inflection

Inflection of breien (weak)
infinitive breien
past singular breide
past participle gebreid
infinitive breien
gerund breien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular breibreide
2nd person sing. (jij) breitbreide
2nd person sing. (u) breitbreide
2nd person sing. (gij) breitbreide
3rd person singular breitbreide
plural breienbreiden
subjunctive sing.1 breiebreide
subjunctive plur.1 breienbreiden
imperative sing. brei
imperative plur.1 breit
participles breiendgebreid
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Papiamentu: brei (dated)
  • Saramaccan: beéi
  • Sranan Tongo: brei
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