klieven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch clieven, from Old Dutch *clievan, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ivən

Verb

klieven

  1. to cleave, to cut
    Synonym: kloven
  2. to cut through (waves)

Inflection

Inflection of klieven (strong class 2)
infinitive klieven
past singular kloof
past participle gekloven
infinitive klieven
gerund klieven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kliefkloof
2nd person sing. (jij) klieftkloof
2nd person sing. (u) klieftkloof
2nd person sing. (gij) klieftklooft
3rd person singular klieftkloof
plural klievenkloven
subjunctive sing.1 klieveklove
subjunctive plur.1 klievenkloven
imperative sing. klief
imperative plur.1 klieft
participles klievendgekloven
1) Archaic.
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