smeren

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsmeːrə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch smeren, from Old Dutch *smirwen, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną, from *smerwą (“grease, fat”) (modern smeer).

Verb

smeren

  1. (transitive) to smear, to rub a substance
  2. (transitive, by extension, of bread-like foods) to make, to butter
  3. (transitive) to grease, oil etc. (to make run more smoothly)
    Je fiets moet nodig gesmeerd worden.
    Your bicycle needs oiling badly.
  4. (transitive) to corrupt, pay off
Inflection
Inflection of smeren (weak)
infinitive smeren
past singular smeerde
past participle gesmeerd
infinitive smeren
gerund smeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular smeersmeerde
2nd person sing. (jij) smeertsmeerde
2nd person sing. (u) smeertsmeerde
2nd person sing. (gij) smeertsmeerde
3rd person singular smeertsmeerde
plural smerensmeerden
subjunctive sing.1 smeresmeerde
subjunctive plur.1 smerensmeerden
imperative sing. smeer
imperative plur.1 smeert
participles smerendgesmeerd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

smeren

  1. Plural form of smeer
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