lijden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch liden, from Old Dutch līthan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną. The sense developed from “go, travel” via “endure” to “suffer”, under the influence of the originally unrelated noun leed (sorrow). See the same in German leiden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯də(n)/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən
  • (file)
  • Homophone: leiden

Verb

lijden

  1. (intransitive) to undergo
  2. (intransitive) to suffer [+ aan (object) = from (a disease)]

Inflection

Inflection of lijden (strong class 1)
infinitive lijden
past singular leed
past participle geleden
infinitive lijden
gerund lijden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular lijdleed
2nd person sing. (jij) lijdtleed
2nd person sing. (u) lijdtleed
2nd person sing. (gij) lijdtleedt
3rd person singular lijdtleed
plural lijdenleden
subjunctive sing.1 lijdelede
subjunctive plur.1 lijdenleden
imperative sing. lijd
imperative plur.1 lijdt
participles lijdendgeleden
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: ly

Noun

lijden n (uncountable)

  1. suffering
    Synonyms: leed, lijdenis

Derived terms

  • lijdensbed
  • lijdenskelk
  • lijdensvraag
  • lijdensweek
  • lijdensweg

Anagrams


Middle Dutch

Verb

lijden

  1. Alternative spelling of liden
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.