zeveren

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch sêveren. Equivalent to zever +‎ -en.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːvərə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ze‧ve‧ren

Verb[edit]

zeveren

  1. (intransitive) to drool
    Synonym: kwijlen
  2. (intransitive) to talk through one's hat or to talk in a boring way
    Synonym: lullen
  3. (intransitive, Brabant, dialectal) to drizzle

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of zeveren (weak)
infinitive zeveren
past singular zeverde
past participle gezeverd
infinitive zeveren
gerund zeveren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zever zeverde
2nd person sing. (jij) zevert zeverde
2nd person sing. (u) zevert zeverde
2nd person sing. (gij) zevert zeverde
3rd person singular zevert zeverde
plural zeveren zeverden
subjunctive sing.1 zevere zeverde
subjunctive plur.1 zeveren zeverden
imperative sing. zever
imperative plur.1 zevert
participles zeverend gezeverd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms[edit]