nijgen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nigen, from Old Dutch *nīgan, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą, *hnīwaną. Cognate with Old English hnigan, Old Norse hníga (Swedish niga).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən

Verb

nijgen

  1. to bow down (out of politeness)
  2. to curtsey

Inflection

Inflection of nijgen (strong class 1)
infinitive nijgen
past singular neeg
past participle genegen
infinitive nijgen
gerund nijgen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular nijgneeg
2nd person sing. (jij) nijgtneeg
2nd person sing. (u) nijgtneeg
2nd person sing. (gij) nijgtneegt
3rd person singular nijgtneeg
plural nijgennegen
subjunctive sing.1 nijgenege
subjunctive plur.1 nijgennegen
imperative sing. nijg
imperative plur.1 nijgt
participles nijgendgenegen
1) Archaic.
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