spieden

Dutch

Etymology

From earlier spien, from Middle Dutch spien, from Old Dutch *spion, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną. The -d- was inserted by back-forming the present from the weak past spiede.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspidə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -idən

Verb

spieden

  1. (transitive, rare) to watch, to observe
  2. (transitive, rare) to spy on

Inflection

Inflection of spieden (weak)
infinitive spieden
past singular spiedde
past participle gespied
infinitive spieden
gerund spieden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spiedspiedde
2nd person sing. (jij) spiedtspiedde
2nd person sing. (u) spiedtspiedde
2nd person sing. (gij) spiedtspiedde
3rd person singular spiedtspiedde
plural spiedenspiedden
subjunctive sing.1 spiedespiedde
subjunctive plur.1 spiedenspiedden
imperative sing. spied
imperative plur.1 spiedt
participles spiedendgespied
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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