zwelgen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swelgen, from Old Dutch *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzʋɛlɣə(n)/
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Hyphenation: zwel‧gen
Rhymes: -ɛlɣən

Verb

zwelgen

to eat greedily, gulp down, gobble up, guzzle
to indulge, revel in

Inflection

Inflection of zwelgen (strong class 3b)
infinitive	zwelgen
past singular	zwolg
past participle	gezwolgen
infinitive	zwelgen
gerund	zwelgen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zwelg	zwolg
2nd person sing. (jij)	zwelgt	zwolg
2nd person sing. (u)	zwelgt	zwolg
2nd person sing. (gij)	zwelgt	zwolgt
3rd person singular	zwelgt	zwolg
plural	zwelgen	zwolgen

subjunctive sing.¹	zwelge	zwolge
subjunctive plur.¹	zwelgen	zwolgen

imperative sing.	zwelg
imperative plur.¹	zwelgt

participles	zwelgend	gezwolgen
¹⁾ Archaic.

Inflection of zwelgen (weak)
infinitive	zwelgen
past singular	zwelgde
past participle	gezwelgd
infinitive	zwelgen
gerund	zwelgen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zwelg	zwelgde
2nd person sing. (jij)	zwelgt	zwelgde
2nd person sing. (u)	zwelgt	zwelgde
2nd person sing. (gij)	zwelgt	zwelgde
3rd person singular	zwelgt	zwelgde
plural	zwelgen	zwelgden

subjunctive sing.¹	zwelge	zwelgde
subjunctive plur.¹	zwelgen	zwelgden

imperative sing.	zwelg
imperative plur.¹	zwelgt

participles	zwelgend	gezwelgd
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

doorzwelgen
inzwelgen
opzwelgen
verzwelgen

Descendants

Afrikaans: swelg

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