huilen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hulen, from Old Dutch *huwilon, *hūlon, from Proto-West Germanic *hūwilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną. Probably of imitative origin and akin to uil (owl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦœy̯lə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hui‧len
  • Rhymes: -œy̯lən

Verb

huilen

  1. To cry, to weep in sorrow.
    Synonym: wenen
  2. To howl forcefully, like a (were)wolf or wind.

Inflection

Inflection of huilen (weak)
infinitive huilen
past singular huilde
past participle gehuild
infinitive huilen
gerund huilen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular huilhuilde
2nd person sing. (jij) huilthuilde
2nd person sing. (u) huilthuilde
2nd person sing. (gij) huilthuilde
3rd person singular huilthuilde
plural huilenhuilden
subjunctive sing.1 huilehuilde
subjunctive plur.1 huilenhuilden
imperative sing. huil
imperative plur.1 huilt
participles huilendgehuild
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: huil
  • Negerhollands: hyelen, hyel
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