dweilen

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʋɛi̯lə(n)/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: dwei‧len
Rhymes: -ɛi̯lən

Etymology 1

From dweil +‎ -en.

Verb

dweilen

(transitive) to clean the floor using a floorcloth, e.g. with water and soap, or to dry with a floorcloth.

Inflection

Inflection of dweilen (weak)
infinitive	dweilen
past singular	dweilde
past participle	gedweild
infinitive	dweilen
gerund	dweilen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	dweil	dweilde
2nd person sing. (jij)	dweilt	dweilde
2nd person sing. (u)	dweilt	dweilde
2nd person sing. (gij)	dweilt	dweilde
3rd person singular	dweilt	dweilde
plural	dweilen	dweilden

subjunctive sing.¹	dweile	dweilde
subjunctive plur.¹	dweilen	dweilden

imperative sing.	dweil
imperative plur.¹	dweilt

participles	dweilend	gedweild
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

afdweilen
dweilen met de kraan open
dweilorkest
nadweilen
opdweilen
ronddweilen
uitdweilen
wegdweilen

Descendants

→ Papiamentu: dweila, dweilu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dweilen

plural of dweil

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