slopen

Dutch

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -oːpən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch slôpen, from Old Dutch *slōpen, from Proto-Germanic *slaupijaną.

Verb

slopen

  1. (transitive, literally) to demolish
    Dat gebouw wordt overmorgen gesloopt. ― That building is being demolished the day after tomorrow.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to waste someone, beat up
    Ze hebben hem met honkbalknuppels gesloopt. ― They wasted him with baseball bats.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to exhaust
    Hij was wekenlang compleet gesloopt na de marathon. ― He was utterly exhausted for weeks following the marathon.
Inflection
Conjugation of slopen (weak)
infinitive slopen
past singular sloopte
past participle gesloopt
infinitive slopen
gerund slopen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular sloopsloopte
2nd person sing. (jij) slooptsloopte
2nd person sing. (u) slooptsloopte
2nd person sing. (gij) slooptsloopte
3rd person singular slooptsloopte
plural slopensloopten
subjunctive sing.1 slopesloopte
subjunctive plur.1 slopensloopten
imperative sing. sloop
imperative plur.1 sloopt
participles slopendgesloopt
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

slopen

  1. inflection of sluipen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *slōpen, from Proto-Germanic *slaupijaną.

Verb

slôpen

  1. to drag forth
  2. to take apart, to dismantle

Inflection

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Descendants
  • Dutch: slopen
  • Limburgish: sloeape, slope

Further reading
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