witten

See also: Witten

Dutch

Etymology

From wit + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.tə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: wit‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɪtən
  • Homophone: Witten

Verb

witten

  1. to whiten, bleach
  2. to guise something illegal as legal, e.g. to launder (money)
    witten van geld: money laundering

Inflection

Inflection of witten (weak)
infinitive witten
past singular witte
past participle gewit
infinitive witten
gerund witten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular witwitte
2nd person sing. (jij) witwitte
2nd person sing. (u) witwitte
2nd person sing. (gij) witwitte
3rd person singular witwitte
plural wittenwitten
subjunctive sing.1 wittewitte
subjunctive plur.1 wittenwitten
imperative sing. wit
imperative plur.1 wit
participles wittendgewit
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: wit
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