openen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ōpenen, from Old Dutch opanon, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną. Equivalent to open +‎ -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoːpənə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ope‧nen

Verb

openen

  1. (transitive) to open
    Antonym: sluiten

Inflection
Conjugation of openen (weak)
infinitive openen
past singular opende
past participle geopend
infinitive openen
gerund openen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular openopende
2nd person sing. (jij) opentopende
2nd person sing. (u) opentopende
2nd person sing. (gij) opentopende
3rd person singular opentopende
plural openenopenden
subjunctive sing.1 openeopende
subjunctive plur.1 openenopenden
imperative sing. open
imperative plur.1 opent
participles openendgeopend
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: open
  • Negerhollands: open, hopo

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch opanon, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn. Equivalent to ōpen +‎ -en.

Verb

ōpenen

  1. to open, to make open

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading
  • “openen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “openen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English openian (“to open”). More at open.

Verb

openen (third-person singular simple present openeth, present participle openende, openynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle opened)

  1. to open

Conjugation
Conjugation of openen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) openen, opene
present tense past tense
1st-person singular opene opened
2nd-person singular openest openedest
3rd-person singular openeth opened
subjunctive singular opene
imperative singular —
plural1 openen, opene openeden, openede
imperative plural openeth, opene —
participles openynge, openende opened, yopened

1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
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