kwetsen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch quetsen, from Old Dutch quezzon, of uncertain origin but compare German quetschen. Early influence or even borrowing of the Old Dutch term from Old French quasser has been proposed.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʋɛtsə(n)/
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Verb

kwetsen

  1. (archaic) to hurt
  2. (dated, dialectal) to wound, to injure
  3. to offend, to insult

Inflection
Inflection of kwetsen (weak)
infinitive kwetsen
past singular kwetste
past participle gekwetst
infinitive kwetsen
gerund kwetsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kwetskwetste
2nd person sing. (jij) kwetstkwetste
2nd person sing. (u) kwetstkwetste
2nd person sing. (gij) kwetstkwetste
3rd person singular kwetstkwetste
plural kwetsenkwetsten
subjunctive sing.1 kwetsekwetste
subjunctive plur.1 kwetsenkwetsten
imperative sing. kwets
imperative plur.1 kwetst
participles kwetsendgekwetst
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: quets
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