scheuren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schōren, from Proto-Germanic *skurō (“incision; tear; rift”), which is related to *skeraną (“to cut”). Equivalent to scheur +‎ -en. See also English score, Old Norse skor (“to tear”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxøː.rə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: scheu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -øːrən

Verb

scheuren

  1. to tear (rend)
  2. (figuratively) to tear driving, to drive at breakneck speed

Inflection
Conjugation of scheuren (weak)
infinitive scheuren
past singular scheurde
past participle gescheurd
infinitive scheuren
gerund scheuren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular scheurscheurde
2nd person sing. (jij) scheurtscheurde
2nd person sing. (u) scheurtscheurde
2nd person sing. (gij) scheurtscheurde
3rd person singular scheurtscheurde
plural scheurenscheurden
subjunctive sing.1 scheurescheurde
subjunctive plur.1 scheurenscheurden
imperative sing. scheur
imperative plur.1 scheurt
participles scheurendgescheurd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: skur, sker, ske, skeer
  • → Papiamentu: sker, skeer

Noun

scheuren

  1. plural of scheur

References
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