dagen

English

Noun

dagen (plural dagens)

  1. Alternative spelling of degen

Anagrams


Danish

Noun

dagen

  1. singular definite of dag

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːɣə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -aːɣən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dāgen, from Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną.

Verb

dagen

  1. (intransitive) to dawn
  2. (transitive) to light, illuminate, color by lighting
  3. (intransitive) to rise
  4. (intransitive) to start, begin
  5. (intransitive) to begin to become understood
  6. (transitive, law) to subpoena, summon to appear in court
  7. (transitive) to call, summon to battle, notably against uproar
Inflection
Inflection of dagen (weak)
infinitive dagen
past singular daagde
past participle gedaagd
infinitive dagen
gerund dagen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular daagdaagde
2nd person sing. (jij) daagtdaagde
2nd person sing. (u) daagtdaagde
2nd person sing. (gij) daagtdaagde
3rd person singular daagtdaagde
plural dagendaagden
subjunctive sing.1 dagedaagde
subjunctive plur.1 dagendaagden
imperative sing. daag
imperative plur.1 daagt
participles dagendgedaagd
1) Archaic.
Synonyms

(dawn):

  • gloren
  • krieken

(light):

(rise):

(start):

(summon):

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

dagen

  1. Plural form of dag

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną.

Verb

dāgen

  1. to dawn, to become day
  2. to rest (a horse)
  3. to let someone wait, to delay
  4. to summon to appear on a certain day
  5. to summon to a court

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive dāgen
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive dāgen
In genitive dāgens
In dative dāgene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular dāge
2nd singular dāechs, dāges
3rd singular dāecht, dāget
1st plural dāgen
2nd plural dāecht, dāget
3rd plural dāgen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular dāge
2nd singular dāechs, dāges
3rd singular dāge
1st plural dāgen
2nd plural dāecht, dāget
3rd plural dāgen
Imperative Present
Singular dāech, dāge
Plural dāecht, dāget
Present Past
Participle dāgende

Descendants

Further reading

  • daghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • dagen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dagen m

  1. definite singular of dag

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dagen m

  1. definite singular of dag

Swedish

Noun

dagen

  1. definite singular of dag

West Frisian

Noun

dagen

  1. plural of dei
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