knielen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch knielen, from Old Dutch *kniolon. Ultimately derived from knie, but the source of the l is unknown.
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands)
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ilən
Inflection
| Inflection of knielen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | knielen | |||
| past singular | knielde | |||
| past participle | geknield | |||
| infinitive | knielen | |||
| gerund | knielen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kniel | knielde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | knielt | knielde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | knielt | knielde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | knielt | knielde | ||
| 3rd person singular | knielt | knielde | ||
| plural | knielen | knielden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kniele | knielde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | knielen | knielden | ||
| imperative sing. | kniel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | knielt | |||
| participles | knielend | geknield | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
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