smelten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch smelten, a merger of two Old Dutch verbs:

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɛl.tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: smel‧ten

Verb

smelten

  1. (intransitive) to melt
    De boter is gesmolten.The butter has melted.
  2. (transitive) to melt
    Ik heb de boter gesmolten.I have melted the butter.
    Ze smelten de paashaas!They are melting the Easter bunny!
  3. (transitive) to smelt

Inflection

Conjugation of smelten (strong class 3b)
infinitive smelten
past singular smolt
past participle gesmolten
infinitive smelten
gerund smelten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular smeltsmolt
2nd person sing. (jij) smeltsmolt
2nd person sing. (u) smeltsmolt
2nd person sing. (gij) smeltsmolt
3rd person singular smeltsmolt
plural smeltensmolten
subjunctive sing.1 smeltesmolte
subjunctive plur.1 smeltensmolten
imperative sing. smelt
imperative plur.1 smelt
participles smeltendgesmolten
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: smelt
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: smelti
  • Negerhollands: smelt

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From a merger of two verbs:

Verb

smelten

  1. (intransitive) to melt
  2. (intransitive) to dissolve (in a liquid)
  3. (intransitive) to defecate
  4. (transitive) to melt, to make liquid
  5. (transitive) to reform (into something else)
  6. (transitive) to dissolve (in a liquid)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: smelten
    • Afrikaans: smelt
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: smelti
    • Negerhollands: smelt
  • English: smelt
  • Limburgish: smöltje

Further reading

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