dempen

See also: dëmpen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dempen, from Old Dutch *dempen, from Proto-Germanic *dampijaną (to cause to smoke/emit vapour).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛmpə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: dem‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛmpən

Verb

dempen

  1. (transitive) to diminish, to dampen, to subdue, to dim, to make faint or less pronounced
  2. (transitive) to fill in, to put material into to reduce depth

Inflection

Inflection of dempen (weak)
infinitive dempen
past singular dempte
past participle gedempt
infinitive dempen
gerund dempen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dempdempte
2nd person sing. (jij) demptdempte
2nd person sing. (u) demptdempte
2nd person sing. (gij) demptdempte
3rd person singular demptdempte
plural dempendempten
subjunctive sing.1 dempedempte
subjunctive plur.1 dempendempten
imperative sing. demp
imperative plur.1 dempt
participles dempendgedempt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Papiamentu: dèmpel, dempel
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